Doshi Mili, Mann Jessica, Quentin Léa, Morton-Holtham Luke, Eaton Kenneth A
Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust, UK.
Specialty Registrar in Special Care Dentistry, Bristol Dental Hospital, UK.
J Res Nurs. 2021 Sep;26(6):574-590. doi: 10.1177/17449871211016524. Epub 2021 Nov 24.
This study investigated the training and mouth care practice of nursing staff in hospital Trusts across England. Oral health has been found to deteriorate during hospital admission, mouth care standards have been found to be poor.
The objectives of the study were to assess if and what the barriers are to supporting inpatients' mouth care, and to assess how confident nursing staff are in carrying out mouth care assessments and mouth care and see if this is related to previous training.
A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted in 33 Trusts in England with 1576 members of the nursing team including nurses and nursing assistants. Nursing staff were asked to complete a questionnaire on previous oral health training and their current practice.
Nursing staff reported that they had limited training in mouth care. The main barriers to mouth care were time and patient compliance. Confidence in recognising oral cancer was low.
Nursing staff would benefit from mouth care training targeted at assessing the mouth and providing mouth care for all inpatients.
本研究调查了英格兰各医院信托机构中护理人员的培训情况及口腔护理实践。研究发现，患者在住院期间口腔健康状况会恶化，且口腔护理标准较差。
本研究的目的是评估在支持住院患者口腔护理方面是否存在障碍以及存在哪些障碍，评估护理人员在进行口腔护理评估和口腔护理时的自信程度，并查看这是否与先前的培训有关。
在英格兰的33家信托机构中对包括护士和护理助理在内的1576名护理团队成员进行了横断面描述性调查。要求护理人员填写一份关于先前口腔健康培训及当前实践的问卷。
护理人员报告称他们接受的口腔护理培训有限。口腔护理的主要障碍是时间和患者的依从性。识别口腔癌的信心较低。
针对评估口腔及为所有住院患者提供口腔护理的口腔护理培训将使护理人员受益。
