Purpose: Extended scope of practice roles can address health service challenges and
enhance patient services; however there has been limited research of extended scope roles …

Purpose To identify how speech‐language pathologists (SLPs) in the United States are
screening for and identifying dysphagia. To do this, we examined the approaches most often …

Background Dysphagia affects up to 30% of hospitalized patients, and it is associated with
numerous complications. Aims Assess the impact of a 24/7 dysphagia screening protocol in …

Objective: Dysphagia is a 'hidden'disorder that can present with a range of consequences
including fatality. It is important for intervention to be timeous and adopt a team approach …

Introduction Dysphagia affects up to 70% of care home residents, increasing morbidity and
hospital admissions. Speech and language therapists make recommendations to support …

Background Speech and language therapists and nurses need to work together to keep
patients with swallowing difficulties safe throughout their acute stroke admission. Speech …

An inter‐disciplinary approach to the assessment and management of dysphagia is
essential. A partnership between speech and language therapists (SLT) and nurses …

This study investigated current practice patterns and opinions of best practice standards of
nurses and speech-language pathologists (S-LPs) regarding management of nonspeaking …

Background Dysphagia affects over half of adults after stroke. Dysphagia rehabilitation aims
to improve swallowing and reduce negative outcomes for these adults. However, significant …

Introduction Appropriate care for patients with tracheostomies in hospital settings is an
important issue. Each year more than 7000 patients receive tracheostomies in Australia and …