title: Oral hygiene in the elderly: a quality improvement initiative.
abstract: This paper describes a unit-based quality improvement initiative to ameliorate mouth care of elderly residents in a long-term care facility. Using the Nursing Role Effectiveness Model developed by Irvine et at. (1998) as the organizing framework, this project highlights the importance of the nurse's role in quality improvement initiatives.
authors.affiliation: Humber River Regional Hospital Mississauga, ON.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Landesman
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smyth
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Osakue
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000592:standards; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009736:Nursing Process; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education; D009864:Ontario; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000193:education / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*