Development and implementation of an oral care protocol for patients with cancer.
On an inpatient oncology unit, mucositis is a recurrent issue with devastating effects on patients. Available interventions were limited, palliative in nature, and ineffective. Evidence-based preventive measures and treatments were needed; as a result, a nurse-driven, patient-centered oral care protocol was developed.
Sieracki
Rena L
RL
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, USA. rsieracki@fmlh.edu
Voelz
Linda M
LM
Johannik
Tina M
TM
Kopaczewski
Dawn M
DM
Hubert
Kelly
K
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D052016:Mucositis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009910:Oral Hygiene
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents