Contemporary Nursing

Objective To evaluate the application effect of early rehabilitation nursing in patients with severe pneumonia undergoing mechanical ventilation. Methods A total of 80 patients with severe pneumonia who received mechanical ventilation in our hospital from September 2023 to September 2025 were randomly selected and divided into two groups by random number table method for nursing research. The groups were the observation group and the control group, with 40 cases in each group. The control group was given routine care, while the observation group received early rehabilitation care. The nursing results of the two groups were compared. Results After the nursing care, the compliance score of the observation group was higher than that of the control group, the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia was lower than that of the control group, the mechanical ventilation time was shorter than that of the control group, and the final improvement effect of lung function of the patients was better than that of the control group, and the quality of life score was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion Early rehabilitation nursing intervention for patients with severe pneumonia undergoing mechanical ventilation can effectively enhance the quality of clinical nursing and patients' compliance, reduce the occurrence of ventilator-associated pneumonia, shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation for patients, and improve their lung function and quality of life.

Severe pneumonia; Mechanical ventilation; Early rehabilitation nursing; Effect evaluation