Farida Khalil Ibrahim Mohamed

• Alriyada college for health sciences

Enteral feeding is a major risk factor for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Abdominal massage is believed to reduce residual gastric content, potentially decreasing the incidence of VAP. This study aims to evaluate the effect of abdominal massage as a complementary therapy on aspiration risk and physiological parameters in mechanically ventil...

Background Patient–ventilator asynchrony (PVA) is a condition that commonly affects patients who are mechanically ventilated. PVA happens when the patient's own breathing effort and the ventilator preset settings are out of sync. Ventilator waveform monitoring is viewed as a difficult undertaking, even for experienced practitioners, despite being a...

Background and Objective Nutritional support is an essential component of critical care with a significant effect on the outcomes of critically ill patients. Critical care nurses are in a central position to achieve the nutritional goals and preserve the nutritional status of patients at the best possible level. This study aimed to investigate the...

Background: Management of the endotracheal tube cuff pressure is an important part of the care given by critical care nurses for critically ill patients. Over-inflation of the endotracheal tube cuff can cause serious injury and affects blood flow to tracheal mucosa. Under-inflation may cause air leakage which decreases the effect of mechanical vent...

Background Most mechanically ventilated patients will be exposed to some asynchrony with the ventilator. Inability to detect and manage patient-ventilator asynchrony (PVA) as early as possible may lead to poor outcomes, including, but not limited to, prolonged mechanical ventilation, extended ICU stay, and higher mortality. Critical care nurses as...

Background: Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a vital public health problem. The most dangerous complication of FBA is choking. Nurses can play a critical role in increasing education efforts through providing choking-prevention educational programs to parents and other caregivers Aim of the study: evaluate the effect of a health education program b...