Compliance of Nurses and Hospitals with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Prevention Guidelines a Middle Eastern Survey.
Abstract
This study was a self-reported cross-sectional survey that investigated nurses’ and hospitals’ compliance
with ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention guidelines and the barriers and factors
that affect their level of compliance. A questionnaire was completed by 471 intensive care unit
nurses from 16 medical centers in 3 Middle Eastern countries: Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.
The results show that both nurses and hospitals have insufficient compliance. Previous education,
experience, and academic degree were all found to affect nurses’ compliance.
Keywords
compliance, guidelines, Middle East, nurses, ventilator-associated pneumonia