Effect of Implementing of Developed Nosocomial Pneumonia protocol on Patients’ Outcomes in Intensive Care Unit | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 29 October 2025 | ||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2025.402591.2125 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Shimaa Mohamed Ahmed* 1; Amany Omar Mohamed2; Mervat Anwar Abd el aziz3 | ||
| 1Department of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University | ||
| 2Professor of chest diseases, Faculty of medicine, Assuit University | ||
| 3Head of Critical Care Nursing and Emergency department | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Background: Nosocomial infections, also known as healthcare-associated infections, are infections that arise 48 hours after hospital admission while receiving medical treatment. Aim of the study: to evaluate the effect of implementing nosocomial pneumonia protocol on patients’ outcomes. Research Design: A quasi-experimental research design was taken in this study. Setting: The chest (ICU) at Assiut University Hospital served as the study's site. Sample: A purposive sample of approximately 70 critically ill patients were selected with 35 patients in each study and control group. Tools: tool I: nosocomial pneumonia assessment tool, followed by the respiratory assessment sheet is the second tool and third tool: patient's outcomes tool . Results: It was found that the most of studied patients 57.1% and 60% were male in both groups respectively. It was found that relation between age and hospital stay levels and there were statistically significant differences between them with p. value = 0.058* and relation between gender and progress levels and there were statistically significant differences between them with p. value = 0.015*. Conclusion-implementing nosocomial pneumonia protocol success in improving of patients’ outcomes among ICU patients. Recommendations: implementing nosocomial pneumonia protocol as standardize evidence-based protocol at ICUs. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nosocomial Pneumonia; Implementing Protocol; Patients’ outcomes and Intensive Care Unit | ||
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