Oral care in ventilated intensive care unit patients: Observing nursing behavior through standardization of oral hygiene tool placement.

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Citation: American Journal of Infection Control. 45(5):559-561, 2017 May 01PMID: 28126261Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: NursingForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Attitude of Health Personnel | *Guideline Adherence | *Intensive Care Units | *Nurses | *Oral Hygiene/mt [Methods] | *Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated/pc [Prevention & Control] | *Respiration, Artificial/ae [Adverse Effects] | HumansYear: 2017Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - presentISSN:
  • 0196-6553
Name of journal: American journal of infection controlAbstract: A quality improvement project developed between 2 intensive care units using a quasiexperimental pre- and postintervention comparison between nonstandardized placement of oral care equipment in patient rooms and standardized placement of equipment in patient rooms. Daily assessments of equipment use were compared for the control (14 days) and the intervention (15 days) periods to identify a difference in the amount of equipment used by nurses. A significant increase in equipment use by nurses was observed after implementation of the intervention. Standardized design and supply of equipment in patient rooms may help to influence desired nursing behavior related to oral care for ventilated patients.Copyright � 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.All authors: Barrais AI, Charmo-Smith C, Diaz TL, Kamoun H, Zanone SJFiscal year: FY2017Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2017-05-06
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A quality improvement project developed between 2 intensive care units using a quasiexperimental pre- and postintervention comparison between nonstandardized placement of oral care equipment in patient rooms and standardized placement of equipment in patient rooms. Daily assessments of equipment use were compared for the control (14 days) and the intervention (15 days) periods to identify a difference in the amount of equipment used by nurses. A significant increase in equipment use by nurses was observed after implementation of the intervention. Standardized design and supply of equipment in patient rooms may help to influence desired nursing behavior related to oral care for ventilated patients.

Copyright � 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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