TY - JOUR T1 - Clinical audit process for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in in nurses working in the evening shift at general wards TT - فرایند ممیزی بالینی در پیشگیری از پنومونی وابسته به ونتیلاتور در پرستاران شیفت عصر بخش‌های عمومی JF - IJNV JO - IJNV VL - 7 IS - 3 UR - http://ijnv.ir/article-1-573-en.html Y1 - 2018 SP - 59 EP - 65 KW - clinical audit KW - nurses' function KW - ventilator-associated pneumonia KW - clinical governance N2 - Introduction: Increasing the prevalence of ventilator- associated pneumonia following the onset of ill-treatment in the public sector has made it more obvious that there is a need for interventions such as clinical audits to reduce the prevalence of this hospital infection. Aim: This study aims to examine the clinical audit process in preventing Ventilator- associated pneumonia has been performed in nurses of the era of general wards of Imam Reza Hospital in Tabriz in 2018. Material & Methods: This is a clinical trial study based on a clinical audit process and 30 nurses with a minimum degree of undergraduate degree in working age shifts were entered into the study by available sampling method. The performance of all nurses in the field of prevention of ventilator- associated pneumonia was measured based on the prevention of ventilator- associated pneumonia checklist before and after the intervention. The intervention was the formation of a class, the placement of a poster on top of each bed, and giving nurses a pamphlet; it should be noted that intervention was included in the checklist mentioned in the checklist and explained each item. Results: The clinical audit process in the present study has significantly improved the performance of nurses after intervention (score 16.80 ± 2.11 before the intervention and score 24.49 ± 3.81 after intervention). Also, there was a significant relationship between the shift of the evening and the positive effect of education (P = 0.02). Conclusion: Clinical Audit is an essential way to bring services closer to care standards. Therefore, it is suggested to nursing directors and hospitals to always seek clinical testing as a solution to quality care. M3 ER -