Nurses did not implement the latest evidence as reported by recommendations for ETT and oral care (Scott &
Vollman, 2011) and CDC recommendations (CDC, 2004) in their current practice. Therefore intensive care
nurses should take educational intervention regarding ETT and oral care and use standardized oral care protocols
to decrease VAP incidence rate on their units. The results ofthis study raised interesting questions on current oral
care practices of intensive care nurses.
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