Evidence-based oral care for oral mucositis.
Nurses must intervene to provide evidence-based supportive care and symptom management for cancer patients. Oral mucositis, a distressing side effect of cancer treatment, is both a research and clinical priority. Nurses can lead improvements with evidence-based oral mucositis interventions. This article describes application of evidence-based clinical recommendations for oral mucositis across diverse patient populations.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Michele
M
Farrington
Laura
L
Cullen
Cindy
C
Dawson
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000451:nursing*; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents