title: Nursing management of oral care in older patients.
abstract: Oral care is one of the most important nursing activities and it is essential to ensure patient comfort, maintain nutritional status and prevent infection. This paper, the first in a four-part literature review series, looks at oral care in older adults.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000451:nursing*; D014099:Toothbrushing