Nurse Awareness In Implementing Oral Hygiene As Prevention Of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia In Indonesia

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10.2991/978-94-6463-760-1_21How to use a DOI?

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Nurse Awareness; Oral hygiene; Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Abstract

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a nosocomial infection in ICU patients which can result in a mortality rate exceeding 50%. A strategy to minimize the number of VAP incidents is by implementing a bundle (VAPb). Oral hygiene is one of the VAP bundle intervention that has been considered the most important intervention. Nurses are responsible for the patient’s oral hygiene needs to reduce VAP. Low knowledge, poor attitudes and behavior of nurses increase the incidence of VAP. Knowledge, attitudes and behavior are very important components of nurse awareness. Objective: This study aims to determine the description of nurses’ awareness of oral hygiene measures as a prevention of VAP. Method: This research is quantitative descriptive with a survey research approach, this research underwent for 4 months and was carried out in all hospitals in every province in Indonesia. Results: The results of research on 720 ICU nurses in Indonesia showed that the level of knowledge regarding the implementation of oral hygiene as a prevention of VAP was mostly (88.8%) included in the good category, attitudes regarding the implementation of oral hygiene as a prevention of VAP were mostly (99.3%) included in the good category, behavior in preventing VAP was mostly (99.2%) included in the good category. Conclusion: ICU nurses in Indonesia have good awareness as indicated by the results of the awareness component.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Arief Shofyan Baidhowy
AU  - Satriya Pranata
AU  - Eviana Puspita Ratih
AU  - Aliana Dewi
AU  - Failasuf Wibisono
AU  - Sarinti Sarinti
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/07/03
TI  - Nurse Awareness In Implementing Oral Hygiene As Prevention Of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia In Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd Lawang Sewu International Symposium on Medical and Health Sciences (LEWIS-MHS 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 233
EP  - 249
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-760-1_21
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-760-1_21
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