Current Practice in Airway Management: A Descriptive Evaluation

Rebecca Kjonegaard, RN, MSN, CIC, Willa Fields, RN, DNSc, and Major L. King

Learning Objectives - At the completion of this program, the learner will be able to:

Objective 1:	Summarize current evidence-based practice guidelines recommended to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Objective 2:	Discuss the results of a descriptive comparative study on airway management practices of registered nurses and respiratory therapists in a community hospital.
Objective 3:	Identify key elements of a plan to improve the consistency of multidisciplinary evidence-based care for patients receiving mechanical ventilation.

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Current Practice in Airway Management: A Descriptive Evaluation

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