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'Why doesn't anyone ask me'? Patients' experiences of receiving, performing and practices of oral care in an acute Orthopaedic Department.

Isabella Lund RasmussenNina HalbergPia Søe Jensen
Published in: Scandinavian journal of caring sciences (2023)
Oral care is related to the patient's psychological and physical well-being and affects social appearance. When oral care is provided respectfully, patients do not experience oral care as a transgressive act. Nursing staff's self-assessments of the patients' (in)dependency to perform oral care risk leading to incorrect care. Developing and implementing interventions applicable to the clinical practice is needed.
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