Answer: VAP Bundle

Answer: VAP Bundle Interventions

  1. Head of bed elevation 
  2. Oral care routine with chlorhexidine mouth rince
  3. Appropriate use of sedation; Q shift SWAP and dose reduction unless contraindicated
  4. Daily SBT screen for readiness; daily SBT if screen passed
  5. Subglottic Secretion Drainage
  6. Initiated safe enteral feeding within 48 hours

 

Brenda Morgan
Clinical Nurse Specialist, CCTC
Last Update: November 13, 2018