Oral care strategies in patients in intensive care units
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چکیده
Oral care is a fundamental aspect of nursing and impacts the health, comfort, well-being patients over both short long term. Providing adequate oral for in intensive units (ICUs) particularly challenging, due part to problems caring very sick busy stressful environment, which may result having lower priority nurses than other aspects care. This review considers evidence supporting use ICU makes recommendations comprehensive care.
 Keywords: health; dental care; MICU
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2325-9205']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12746/swrccc.v9i39.783