Critical care nurse
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Critical care nurse · Apr 2022
Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events: A Quality Improvement Project.
Mechanical ventilation is lifesaving therapy in intensive care units but can increase patients' risk for ventilator-associated events. These events are associated with longer intensive care unit and hospital stays, more ventilator days, and increased mortality rates. ⋯ The creation and implementation of clear, specific communication and processes for successfully managing patients receiving mechanical ventilation decreased the rate of ventilator-associated events.