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[What decision-making authority regarding oral care do nurses have?]
Thomas Gottschalck1, Theo Dassen
1Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Medizinische Fakultät, Institut für Medizin-/Pflegepädagogik und Pflegewissenschaft, Schumannstrasse 20/21, D-10098 Berlin.
Pflege
|May 22, 2003
Summary
Nurses demonstrate significant autonomy in hospital mouth care decisions, independently managing necessity, aids, and patient education. However, collaboration between nursing and dental medicine requires improvement for better patient outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Oral Health Care
Context:
- Investigates nursing autonomy in hospital mouth care.
- Examines nurses' decision-making authority and experience across various hospital wards and disciplines.
Purpose:
- To assess the extent of nurses' decision-making authorization in providing mouth care.
- To evaluate nurses' satisfaction with interprofessional collaboration in oral health.
Summary:
- Nurses exhibit high autonomy in determining the necessity, indications, and aids for mouth care, and in evaluating treatment effectiveness.
- They are the primary professionals for patient education on oral hygiene.
- A significant dissatisfaction exists regarding the cooperation between nursing and dental medicine, despite nurses recognizing the need for dental consultation in severe cases.
Impact:
- Highlights the need for enhanced collaboration between nursing and dental professionals to optimize hospital-based oral care.
- Provides insights into current nursing practice and autonomy in a critical area of patient care.