Table 2: Availability and implementation of policy/guideline on assessing measures for preventing ventilator associated pneumonia among nurses working in intensive care units: A case of two selected referral hospitals in Kigali.
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Variables |
Participants Response (N = 72) |
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Availability of policy/guideline |
Reading of policy/guideline |
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Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
Always n (%) |
Sometimes n (%) |
Not read at all n (%) |
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Hand washing |
64 (88.9) |
8 (11.1) |
41 (56.9) |
23 (31.9) |
8 (11.1) |
|
Oral hygiene |
19 (26.4) |
53 (73.6) |
12 (16.7) |
7 (9.7) |
53 (73.6) |
|
Positioning of the patients |
46 (63.9) |
26 (36.1) |
30 (41.7) |
16 (22.2) |
26 (36.1) |
|
Endotracheal tube suctioning |
36 (50.0) |
36 (50.0) |
17 (23.6) |
19 (26.4) |
36 (50.0) |
n: number of frequencies, %: percentage