A nursing focus on oral mucositis: a balanced approach to improving outcomes.
Oral mucositis is a common and difficult to manage side effect of cancer and its treatments. This session addressed the care and treatment of patients with oral mucositis and the consequences of this effect. Quality-of-life issues were covered as well as recent clinical data and trends in nursing care.
D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends; D011788:Quality of Life; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D017749:Total Quality Management; D016896:Treatment Outcome