Which statement is true of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP)?
Chlorhexidine mouth swabs should not be used to reduce the risk of VAP.
The head of the bed should be elevated to at least 30 degrees unless contraindicated.
The risk for VAP decreases the longer the client remains on the ventilator.
VAP is not a nosocomial infection.
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