Charteris P, Kinsella T
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, West Hill, Putney, London SW15 3SW, UK.
Spec Care Dentist. 2001 Mar-Apr;21(2):68-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2001.tb00228.x.
This paper describes an ongoing oral health education project developed and implemented at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN) by the Dental Team. The Oral Care Link Nurse (OCLN) project was developed to assist the dental team in the promotion of oral care within the hospital. The Dental Team identified that, in addition to providing knowledge and skills to perform effective oral care, it is important that nursing staff retain positive attitudes and behavior toward providing that care. In conjunction with the Quality Assurance department, oral care guidelines were introduced throughout the hospital, with further input being focused on the training of at least one unqualified nursing auxiliary from each ward. These became the OCLN who were trained by the Dental Team to assist with the promotion of good oral care practices on the wards and to aid communication regarding patient oral health within the multidisciplinary team. Formal evaluation, by clinical audit, indicated that the project continued to improve the overall standard of oral care throughout the hospital. To ensure that this high standard continues, it is essential that continued support, commitment, and enthusiasm be given from the dental team and that support is constant.
本文介绍了牙科团队在皇家神经残疾医院（RHN）开展并实施的一个正在进行的口腔健康教育项目。口腔护理联络护士（OCLN）项目旨在协助牙科团队在医院内推广口腔护理。牙科团队发现，除了提供进行有效口腔护理的知识和技能外，护理人员对提供该护理保持积极的态度和行为也很重要。与质量保证部门合作，在全院引入了口腔护理指南，进一步的工作重点是对每个病房至少一名不合格的护理辅助人员进行培训。这些人员成为了OCLN，他们接受了牙科团队的培训，以协助在病房推广良好的口腔护理实践，并促进多学科团队内部关于患者口腔健康的沟通。通过临床审计进行的正式评估表明，该项目持续提高了全院的口腔护理总体标准。为确保维持这一高标准，牙科团队持续的支持、投入和热情至关重要，且这种支持要始终如一。
