Knowledge of pulmonary infection prevention in nurses of elderly wards with different professional titles

Objective To investigate the knowledge of pulmonary infection prevention in nurses of elderly wards with different professional titles in order to eliminate their weak points and improve their nursing level. Methods Knowledge of pulmonary infection prevention in 90 nurses of elderly wards in our hospital was investigated with questionnaires that were designed by ourselves. Results The scores for turning over,percussion of back,and sputum suction were higher than those for sputum suction with inhalation and vibration sputum aspirators in chief nurses than in chief nursing technicians and common nurses. Conclusion Training and popularization of the knowledge about sputum suction with inhalation and vibration sputum aspirators should be strengthened in nurses.