[Nursing role in prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Spanish project "Neumonìa Zero"].

The incidence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) varies between 8 and 28% on patients with invasive mechanical ventilation, and it is associated with high mortality rates. The international literature indicates that the VAP has some risk factors that cannot be changed and some other that are closely related to nursing care procedures. The aim of this study is to analyze compliance level to the protocol of nursing prevention of the VAP in the ICU of "General Hospital" in Castellon de la Plana (Spain) within the project "Neumonía Zero".