Type of Submission
Poster
Keywords
Hospital-acquired pneumonia, prevention, nosocomial pneumonia
Abstract
Background: Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) not only brings about physical challenges to patients that can lead to death, it also involves financial burdens. Research on how to prevent HAP is a necessity; however, a deficit exists in research concerning prevention of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP). The purpose of this study is to synthesize the current research on the nurse’s role in prevention of NV-HAP, identify where additional research is needed, and suggest clinical standards of care to prevent pneumonia in hospitalized patients.
Methods: Data for this integrative review was collected from the following databases: PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), GoogleScholar, Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, and OneSearch. An interview with a local hospital registered nurse was conducted.
Results: Four different categories of interventions were researched and the results were synthesized. Oral care, the early mobility bundle and isolations rooms were found to significantly decrease the occurrence of NV-HAP. Incentive spirometry, on the other hand, was not found to effectively decrease NV-HAP.
Discussion: While oral care, early mobility and isolation rooms were all found to significantly reduce the occurrence of NV-HAP, these interventions are most effective when the health care workers carrying them out are educated on properly performing each intervention.
Conclusion: Enhanced oral care and enhanced mobility should be primary interventions for the prevention of NV-HAP, while incentive spirometry should be considered a secondary intervention. More research is needed to be conclusive on the effectiveness of incentive spirometry and isolation rooms.
Faculty Sponsor or Advisor’s Name
Dr. Carrie Keib
Campus Venue
Stevens Student Center
Location
Cedarville, OH
Start Date
4-1-2015 11:00 AM
End Date
4-1-2015 2:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Research Paper
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Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: An Integrative Review
Cedarville, OH
Background: Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) not only brings about physical challenges to patients that can lead to death, it also involves financial burdens. Research on how to prevent HAP is a necessity; however, a deficit exists in research concerning prevention of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP). The purpose of this study is to synthesize the current research on the nurse’s role in prevention of NV-HAP, identify where additional research is needed, and suggest clinical standards of care to prevent pneumonia in hospitalized patients.
Methods: Data for this integrative review was collected from the following databases: PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), GoogleScholar, Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, and OneSearch. An interview with a local hospital registered nurse was conducted.
Results: Four different categories of interventions were researched and the results were synthesized. Oral care, the early mobility bundle and isolations rooms were found to significantly decrease the occurrence of NV-HAP. Incentive spirometry, on the other hand, was not found to effectively decrease NV-HAP.
Discussion: While oral care, early mobility and isolation rooms were all found to significantly reduce the occurrence of NV-HAP, these interventions are most effective when the health care workers carrying them out are educated on properly performing each intervention.
Conclusion: Enhanced oral care and enhanced mobility should be primary interventions for the prevention of NV-HAP, while incentive spirometry should be considered a secondary intervention. More research is needed to be conclusive on the effectiveness of incentive spirometry and isolation rooms.
