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CCRN Critical Care Nursing

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An experienced intensive care unit nurse is teaching a class of new nurses. What would she emphasize as nursing interventions to prevent ventilator associated pneumonia?
  1. Prophylactic treatment of antibiotics.
  2. Vital signs every 30 minutes.
  3. Repositioning every two hours.
  4. Elevate the head of the bed 30 to 45 degrees.
Explanation
Answer: D - The nursing intervention that should be emphasized to prevent ventilator associated Pneumonia is to elevate the head of the bed 30-45 degrees. Another nursing intervention to prevent ventilator associated pneumonia is to advocate for the patient to have a sliver coated Endotracheal Tube.
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