title: Effective mouth care for seriously ill patients.
abstract: Mouth care is often given low priority by nurses, and carried out by junior or unqualified staff. Proper assessment of the oral cavity is vital; a well-planned, multidisciplinary, regularly evaluated approach to mouth care is essential. Nurses must be familiar with the most and least effective oral-care products, to ensure they deliver high-quality, evidence-based mouth care. Greater liaison with dental staff may help in achieving this.
authors.affiliation: Care of the Elderly Ward, John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rawlins
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Trueman
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009732:Nursing Care; D009910:Oral Hygiene