Abstract
Many nurses lack evidence-based knowledge to deliver appropriate oral care, view oral care in the care-dependent patient as a comfort measure, and give it a low clinical priority. An estimated 44%-65% of hospitalized care-dependent patients do not receive adequate oral care, an intervention that can prevent aspiration pneumonia or pneumonitis. The purpose of this project was to develop a policy for use of an oral assessment tool and evidence-based guidelines for oral care in hospitalized care-dependent adults outside of the intensive care unit setting at a regional health system in the Southeast United States. The project used the theoretical foundations of relationship-based care and the logic model.
Sigma Membership
Phi Nu
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Clinical Practice Guideline(s)
Research Approach
Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice
Keywords:
Patient Oral Care, Intensive Care Units, Care-dependent Patients
Advisor
Eric Anderson
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
Walden University
Degree Year
2015
Recommended Citation
Drapal, Cynthia S., "Oral care practice guidelines for the care-dependent hospitalized adult outside of the intensive care unit setting" (2021). Dissertations. 1032.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1032
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2021-01-19
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3687786; ProQuest document ID: 1669979608. The author still retains copyright.