Which evidence-based intervention should the nurse use to prevent pneumonia in the patient receiving mechanical ventilation?

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1. Oral hygiene is a clean, rather than a sterile, procedure. 2. One of the evidence-based practices used to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia includes the use of an H₂ antagonist to prevent peptic ulcers. 3. The head of the bed should be elevated at least 30 degrees. 4. The ventilator circuit is changed weekly.

Which Evidence-Based Intervention Should the Nurse Use to Prevent Pneumonia