Implementation of a structured oral hygiene program through nursing assistant education to address non‐ventilator hospital‐acquired pneumonia: A quasi‐experimental study
Focused education for NAs is an effective strategy to increase knowledge related to oral hygiene. Implementing a structured oral hygiene program for NAs appears to be a promising practice to decrease NV HAP.
Authors
- Sandra Castro‐Pearson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9913-3409)
- Elizabeth Kozub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7324-1006)
- Abbey Sidebottom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5852-3539)
- Ruth Bryant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-9407)
- Emily Gorzycki
Institutions
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital (US)
- Allina Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship
- Published
- 2024-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.13018
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.27
Funders
- Northwestern University
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation