Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Quantitative Research Study Vanesia Davis Kelly Grand Canyon University Intro to Nursing Research-NRS/433V April 15‚ 2012 Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a bacterial infection that occurs in the lower respiratory system within the first 48 hours of endotrachal intubation (Lewis‚ Dirksen‚ Heitkemper‚ Bucher‚ & Camera‚ 2011). Although any hospital patient is susceptible to pneumonia‚ ventilator dependent patients are
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tank respirator" but was soon given the nickname of "iron lung." Drinker and Louis Shaw received numerous awards for their invention. The iron lung allowed many polio patients to live longer lives. It was used from 1928 well into the 1950s. Ventilators Since Drinker’s time‚ a
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Betty Jean‚ also had a living will that stated o ventilator. I think that Tony loved his wife so much and he followed her wishes Betty Jean‚ had been a nurse so she knew extent of what life support she also was active in hospice so she knew the extent of life support. Tony had to made a tough decision; I think he should of waited like the parents’ wished just a little longer there are several kinds of life support decisions rather it is ventilators or Nutrition and Hydration or (DNR) order which
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Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a nosocomial infection occurring in hospitalized patients who are mechanically ventilated. These infections are common in ICU settings‚ difficult to diagnose early‚ and unfortunately have a high rate of mortality and morbidity. VAP accounts for almost half of infections in ICU settings‚ up to 28% of mechanically ventilated patients will develop VAP and of these patients the mortality rate is between 20% and 70% (Craven & Steger‚ 1998). A patient that develops
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Mechanical Ventilator Lab Report A ventilator is a medical equipment that helps patients who are unable to breathe by themselves or need help maintaining a healthy ventilation. Patients can require better levels of ventilation due to: Asthma‚ CNS disorders‚ congenital defects and postoperative conditions. They were first seen in 1927 and known as the iron lung. The iron lung was created by Philp Drinker‚ it was quite different in a few aspects such as tight metal container that surrounded the entire
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Ventilator Associated Pneumonia is one of the many nosocomial bacterial infections that patients in Intensive Care Units might acquire during their stay. VAP is the number one hospital acquired infection contracted in ICU’s. It occurs within 48 hours from prolonged oxygen therapy by endotracheal tube or tracheostomy. Intubation compromises the oropharynx and trachea by obstructing the normal airway. This allows easier access for microorganisms in gastric and oral secretions to enter the lungs and
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Elevation of Head to Reduce Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia Introduction to Nursing Research February 09‚ 2014 Monitoring Elevation of Head to Reduce Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia Being responsible for an intubated patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) can be an incredibly demanding job for the registered nurse. The fact that the patient is in need of an artificial airway via endotracheal tube into the lungs brings to the forefront the prospect of a ventilator associated infection‚ primarily
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as pneumonia that develops 48 hours or longer after patients has intubated and received mechanical ventilation. An infection may develop if microscopic organisms or germs invade the intubation of the patient’s lower respiratory tract and lung parenchyma (Koenig‚ S. M.‚ 2006). According to the 2009 National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) report‚ the accountability for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) preventions includes hospital’s CEO and senior
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in the AICU (adult intensive care unit) to the stroke unit on another floor. Other than being comatose‚ on a ventilator and with a recent diagnosis of early stage of liver cancer the patient is stable. The first thing we must consider is that the patient is on a ventilator and when patients stay on a ventilator for more than 48 hours
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Effect of Backrest Elevation on the Development of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. AACN. Retrieved from ajcc.aacnjournals.org on March 3‚ 2012. Abstract • Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a common complication of mechanical ventilation. Backrest position and time spent supine are critical risk factors for aspiration‚ increasing the risk for pneumonia. Empirical evidence of the effect of backrest positions on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia‚ especially during mechanical
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