Project work to prevent pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation by the nursing staff. Intermediate Care Unit. 2011

Authors

  • José Ramón Erice Lafont Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Ángel Antonio Urbay Ruíz Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Yonielis Rivero Nóbrega Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Raimundo Bravo Rodríguez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Leyla Aurora Rodríguez Pedraza Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Armando David Caballero Font Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

pneumonia, ventilator-associated/prevention & control, nursing staff, hospital

Abstract

A work project is proposed.  Its final product is aimed at designing a system of actions for prevention of pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation. It is based on the model of the Betty Neuman systems reflecting the general theory of systems, that is, the nature of open living systems, and provides a synthesis of knowledge forged from various scientific disciplines. The Intermediate Care Unit of the Arnaldo Milian Castro Provincial University Hospital is the room that has ventilated more patients in the province of Villa Clara during the last three years. Pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation, besides a group of resistant bacterial strains that increase in this environment, is a scourge that each day holds top rankings among our patients and claims a significant number of lives. The violations found in hygiene and epidemiology in the management of these patients by the nursing staff has called us to the need of designing a set of actions for prevention of pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation. This can result not only in monetary benefits but also in direct and indirect benefits to the patient and society. A development project was designed with the aim of contributing to improving the training of nurses regarding the prevention of pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation (end product of our work). It is to be applied in the second half of 2011.

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Author Biographies

José Ramón Erice Lafont, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina Interna. Máster en Urgencias Médicas. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Ángel Antonio Urbay Ruíz, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grado en Medicina Interna. Especialista de I y II Grado en Medicina Intensiva y Emergencias. Máster en Educación Médica Superior. Máster en Urgencias Médicas. Máster en Enfermedades Infecciosas. Profesor Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Yonielis Rivero Nóbrega, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista de I Grado en Medicina Intensiva y Emergencias.

Raimundo Bravo Rodríguez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

specialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista de I Grado en Medicina Intensiva y Emergencias. Máster en Urgencias Médicas. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Leyla Aurora Rodríguez Pedraza, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista de I Grado en Medicina  Intensiva y Emergencias.

Armando David Caballero Font, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista de I Grado en Medicina Intensiva y Emergencias. Máster en Enfermedades Infecciosas. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Erice Lafont JR, Urbay Ruíz Ángel A, Rivero Nóbrega Y, Bravo Rodríguez R, Rodríguez Pedraza LA, Caballero Font AD. Project work to prevent pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation by the nursing staff. Intermediate Care Unit. 2011. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2011 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Sep. 19];5(3):20-1. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/585

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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2011): July-Septembre. Special Issue of Hospital Scientifics Event

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