Background Oral health problems among people receiving palliative care are common and
can significantly affect quality of life. Nurses are at the frontline of palliative care in Australia.
However, how optimal oral health care is addressed in clinical practice by palliative nurses
is not known. Aim To explore the perceptions of nurses working in Australian palliative care
settings to determine the acceptability, challenges and recommendations that need to be
considered to develop and implement an oral health care model in palliative care settings …