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A STUDY ON ORAL CARE PRACTICES IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS AT TWO TERTIARY HOSPITALS IN KELANTAN
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*, KIM LAM SOH, SALIZA MAT YUSOFF, SALIMAH JAPAR, SAZLINA SHARIFF GHAZALI , SANTHI YEW ROAN NEE, SWEE LEONG ONG, KIM GEOK SOH
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| Abstract:
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Dental plaque colonized with bacteria can be aspirated from the oropharynx to the lungs, and leads to Ventilatorassociated
Pneumonia. Proper practice of removal the dental plaque by brushing the teeth using the child toothbrush
was shown to be effective in preventing the accumulation of dental plaque. This study aims to determine the current
oral care practices in the Intensive Care Unit in two tertiary hospitals in Kelantan. The total of 261 nurses
participated in this study. The overall finding from this study showed that only a small proportion of the nurses used
the child toothbrush for oral care practice. This study showed there is a need to have a standardized protocol for
oral care in the ICUs in order to improve nurses oral care practice
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Intensive Care Unit, nurses, oral care practice
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| DOI:
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2018.10.04.004
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