Open AccessAwareness among intensive care nurses regarding oral care in critically ill patients
Author(s) -
Vidya Priyadharshini Doddasomanahalli Sreenivasan,
Aruna Ganganna,
Premalatha Bidadi Rajashekaraiah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_30_18
Subject(s) - medicine , oral hygiene , intensive care unit , critically ill , intervention (counseling) , intensive care , nursing , critical care nursing , family medicine , health care , intensive care medicine , dentistry , economics , economic growth
Oral health and general health are interdependent which influence each other through biological, psychological, emotional, and developmental factors. As patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are completely dependent on the caregivers, the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the nurses influence the recovery of patients to a greater extent.