Four common etiologies contribute to oral mucosa breakdown in the neuroscience patient population: motor or cognitive deficits, oropharyngeal musculature or swallowing dysfunction, specific ...

An online survey for HCPs and paper survey for patients were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Bivariate analysis using the χ 2 test was used for some questions. There were 169 HCP and 143 ...

In 2009, ASCO and the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) published standards for the safe use of parenteral chemotherapy in the outpatient setting, including issues of practitioner orders, preparation, ...

Oral health is essential to healthy aging, yet a ¨silent epidemic of oral diseases¨ disproportionately burdens older adults residing in long-term care facilities. Access to dental care in these ...

RNs reported providing oral care most often with toothbrushes and toothpaste. Foam swabs and mouthwash were reported as used less often, and hydrogen peroxide and normal saline were reported as seldom ...