ArticleNursing research and practice2013
Oral care of hospitalised older patients in the acute medical setting.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the attitude and confidence with oral healthcare among nursing students (ACORN) scale: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
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- Endoscopic surveillance of poor oral hygiene in vulnerable patients at pneumonia risk.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Observational
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- Missing Fundamental Nursing Care: What's the Extent of Missed Oral Care? A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Understanding and Practices of Oral Hygiene in the Intensive Care Units: Perspectives of Medical Staff at Two University Hospital Centers.Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Ceragenins in Controlling the Growth of Oral Microorganisms: Implications for Oral Hygiene Management.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impaired oral health: a required companion of bacterial aspiration pneumonia.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Review
- Oral Hygiene in Patients with Stroke: A Best Practice Implementation Project Protocol.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
- A Dentist-Led Oral Care System Can Prevent Stroke-Associated Pneumonia: The Effects of Early Intervention by Dental Team.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Effects of Oral Health Interventions in People with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Oral Management by a Full-Time Resident Dentist in the Hospital Ward Reduces the Incidence of Pneumonia in Patients with Acute Stroke.International journal of dentistry · 2022Article
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- Mouth care training and practice: a survey of nursing staff working in National Health Service hospitals in England.Journal of research in nursing : JRN · 2021Article
- Oro-Dental Health and Primary Nephrotic Syndrome among Vietnamese Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Oral and maxillofacial dental care professionals in critical care during the COVID-19 pandemic.The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery · 2021Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Oral health care is an essential aspect of nursing care. There are many variances in the quality and frequency of the oral care that is delivered to patients by nursing staff, such as oral care being given a low priority when compared to other nursing care elements, oral care being neglected, and oral care delivery being dependent on the nurse's knowledge of oral hygiene. Additionally, there are some particular patient groups known to be at risk of oral health problems or who have existing oral diseases and conditions. As people age their susceptibility increases to chronic and life-threatening diseases, and they can be at increased risk of acute infections increases compromised by ageing immune systems. The aim of this literature review was to ignite the discussion related to the oral care practices of nurses for older acute medical hospitalised patients. The review revealed that nursing staff know that good nursing includes oral health care, but this knowledge does not always mean that oral health care is administered. Oral health care seems to be separated from other nursing activities and is not discussed when nursing care plans are written, only when oral problems are obvious.
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