Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Implementation Of An Oral Hygiene Protocol For Adults Patients On Acute Care Units, Sharon J. Boler
Implementation Of An Oral Hygiene Protocol For Adults Patients On Acute Care Units, Sharon J. Boler
Student Scholarly Projects
Practice Problem: Patients diagnosed with non-mechanically ventilated aspiration pneumonia can result in increased levels of care, longer lengths of stay, and are 8.4 more likely to die while hospitalized. Oral hygiene protocols have led to promising outcomes, evidenced by fewer cases of aspiration pneumonia in adult patients on medical surgical units.
PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was in adult non-mechanically ventilated hospital patients, does an Oral Hygiene Protocol (OHP) compared to current practice affect hospital acquired aspiration pneumonia during hospitalization.
Evidence: Fourteen studies met inclusion criteria that support the implementation of an evidence – based oral hygiene …