NURSING INTERVENTIONS IN VAP PREVENTION IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Abstract

Background: the implementation of preventive measures for the prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia should be considered a priority for nurses, due to their importance in the planning and implementation of these measures, looking in reducing the incidence of late VAP. Objective: analyze the existing scientific evidence on the importance of nurses, identifying their interventions in preventing VAP in the emergency department. Methodology: systematic literature review, with analysis of articles published between 2018 and 2021 in PubMed, B-ON and EBSCO, with MeSH and DeCS descriptors, selecting 3 articles. Results: a set of interventions were obtained in which the nurse is responsible for their planning, implementation, execution and evaluation, such as aspiration of secretions with aseptic technique or oral hygiene with topical antiseptics such as 0.2% chlorohexidine. Conclusion: nurses are the recommended professionals to plan and implement effective prevention measures to reduce VAP infection, due to their professional and personal skills. In addition, emergency department nurses need to implement these interventions, from a early basis, recognizing their key role in preventing and/or minimizing the VAP late effects.