Background: Poor oral health is associated with adverse outcomes in critical care settings.
Although provision of oral care is a fundamental aspect of nursing practice, both formal …

Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients have complex oral care needs. Inadequate
oral care may predispose ICU patients to nosocomial infections. Recent initiatives have …

Background Oral care plays a clear and important role in the prevention of ventilator-
associated pneumonia. However, few studies have explored the actual work of oral care by …

Aim and objectives. This paper aims to explore the factors that affect Hong Kong intensive
care unit nurses in providing oral care. Background. The literature shows that evidence …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a change in the oral
care practices of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses for ventilated patients after a national effort …

Objectives To identify intensive care nurses' perceptions of oral care according to Coker et
al.'s (2013) conceptual framework and to contribute to the knowledge base of oral care in …

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Oral Care in Mechanical Ventilated Patients Page 1 5
2020, 100, SUPLEMENTUM č. 1 PRAKTICKÝ LÉKAŘ PŘEHLEDY Knowledge, Attitudes, and …

Oral care is recognized as an essential component of care for critically ill patients and
nursing documentation provides evidence of this process. This study examined the practice …

Aims. This paper presents a study to assess to nurses' attitudes and practices concerning
oral care and to determine predictors of the quality of oral care in intensive care units …

Purpose This study was conducted to determine the attitudes and practices of nurses
working in intensive care units of four different hospitals regarding oral care. Methods One …