Nurses' Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Oral Care for Intensive Care Unit Patients

作者: Sara Mohamed Ibrahim , Amal Mohamed Mudawi , Osama Omer

DOI: 10.4236/OJST.2015.57023

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摘要: The aim of this study was to describe the intensive care unit (ICU) nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and practice mouth for their patients. This is a cross sectional hospital based study. A total 154 ICU nurses were randomly selected from seven governmental hospitals in Khartoum state invited take part 97.4% had high knowledge importance patients similarly priority care. However, only 20% found apply good practice. 64.5% received training provision, (81%) indicated that further would be beneficial. oral ranged between average among 57% poor 23%. highlighted need setting protocols adoption advanced nurses.

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