Critical care nursing interventions to promote oral hygiene

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Critical care nursing interventions to promote oral hygiene

Investigators

  • Lien Lombardo
  • Yenna Salamonson
  • Ajesh George
  • Caleb Ferguson

 

  • Amy Villarosa
  • Ariana Kong
  • Boaz Villarosa
  • Rochelle Wynne

Collaborators

SWSLHD: South Western Sydney Local Health District

Project Overview

Critical care nurses are at the frontline of providing often complex clinical care to patients with acute needs, and as a result, oral care may be overlooked despite its importance. To manage oral care, ventilator-associated pneumonia bundles may be introduced in the unit. However, the adherence of nurses and effectiveness of these interventions are not established. The aim of this project is to improve the oral health care delivered by critical care nurses to patients.

Aims & Objectives

The aim of this project is to improve the oral health care delivered by critical care nurses to patients.

Research Output

To see the various outputs from the program, please navigate to the pages below:

Publications Presentations Awards Training resources Oral health promotion resources

Alignment with ACIOH’s themes


Workforce reoriented:

CRITICAL CARE NURSES

This project aims to improve the capacity of critical care nurses to promote oral health


People-centred strategies:

CRITICAL CARE INPATIENTS

This project aims to improve the oral health of people receiving critical care