{"ad_unit_id":"App_Resource_Sidebar_Upper","resource":{"id":3531647,"author_id":263220,"title":"CNA Exam","created_at":"2015-09-21T21:46:31Z","updated_at":"2016-08-17T00:31:05Z","sample":false,"description":"CNA Exam","alerts_enabled":true,"cached_tag_list":"","deleted_at":null,"hidden":false,"average_rating":null,"demote":false,"private":false,"copyable":true,"score":60,"artificial_base_score":0,"recalculate_score":false,"profane":false,"hide_summary":false,"tag_list":[],"admin_tag_list":[],"study_aid_type":"FlashCardDeck","show_path":"/flash_card_decks/3531647","folder_id":496743,"public_author":{"id":263220,"profile":{"name":"angeline.martin7","about":null,"avatar_service":"gravatar","locale":"en-US","google_author_link":null,"user_type_id":156,"escaped_name":"angeline martin","full_name":"angeline martin","badge_classes":""}}},"width":300,"height":250,"rtype":"FlashCardDeck","rmode":"canonical","sizes":"[[[0, 0], [[300, 250]]]]","custom":[{"key":"rsubject","value":"Science"},{"key":"env","value":"production"},{"key":"rtype","value":"FlashCardDeck"},{"key":"rmode","value":"canonical"},{"key":"sequence","value":1},{"key":"uauth","value":"f"},{"key":"uadmin","value":"f"},{"key":"ulang","value":"en"},{"key":"ucurrency","value":"usd"}]} Show {"ad_unit_id":"App_Resource_Sidebar_Lower","resource":{"id":3531647,"author_id":263220,"title":"CNA Exam","created_at":"2015-09-21T21:46:31Z","updated_at":"2016-08-17T00:31:05Z","sample":false,"description":"CNA Exam","alerts_enabled":true,"cached_tag_list":"","deleted_at":null,"hidden":false,"average_rating":null,"demote":false,"private":false,"copyable":true,"score":60,"artificial_base_score":0,"recalculate_score":false,"profane":false,"hide_summary":false,"tag_list":[],"admin_tag_list":[],"study_aid_type":"FlashCardDeck","show_path":"/flash_card_decks/3531647","folder_id":496743,"public_author":{"id":263220,"profile":{"name":"angeline.martin7","about":null,"avatar_service":"gravatar","locale":"en-US","google_author_link":null,"user_type_id":156,"escaped_name":"angeline martin","full_name":"angeline martin","badge_classes":""}}},"width":300,"height":250,"rtype":"FlashCardDeck","rmode":"canonical","sizes":"[[[0, 0], [[300, 250]]]]","custom":[{"key":"rsubject","value":"Science"},{"key":"env","value":"production"},{"key":"rtype","value":"FlashCardDeck"},{"key":"rmode","value":"canonical"},{"key":"sequence","value":1},{"key":"uauth","value":"f"},{"key":"uadmin","value":"f"},{"key":"ulang","value":"en"},{"key":"ucurrency","value":"usd"}]} Oral care or mouth care is one of the most basic nursing activities. Keeping the mouth and teeth clean will protect a patient’s oral health and allow quicker recovery
by preventing infections. The patient is unconscious, oral care will be needed more frequently. Unconscious patients usually breathe through the mouth, causing secretions to dry. It is a vital aspect of patient care that needs to be carried out consistently by a nurse. The nurse plays an important role in providing effective oral care and promoting oral hygiene of an unconscious patient. Nurses should be aware of risk factors associated with poor oral health and be able to assess and
help patients maintain oral hygiene. In another article, I have shared an article about mouth care procedures for conscious patients. You may follow it. A tray containing supplies and
equipment needed for oral care or mouth care are listed in the following: Oral care
procedures are used for patients who are unconscious or who are not able to eat or drink.
Oral Care Instructions for Unconscious Patients:Some important general instructions for ICU patients must be maintained during oral care or mouth care delivery:
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Maria Katun Mona is a Nursing and Midwifery Expert. Currently she is working as a Registered Nurse at Evercare Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has great passion in writing different articles on Nursing and Midwifery. Mail her at In what position should an unconscious patient resident be placed when performing oral care?An unconscious patient is placed in the side-lying position when mouth care is provided because this position prevents pooling of secretions at the back of the oral cavity, thereby reducing the risk of aspiration.
What intervention should the nurse take when providing oral care for the unconscious client quizlet?Place the unconscious patient in semi-Fowler's position with head to the side or use the Sim's position to help avoid aspiration while performing oral care.
What information should the nurse provide the client regarding effective oral hygiene and mouth care?What information should the nurse provide the client regarding oral hygiene and mouth care? Floss forcefully to remove debris between teeth. Practice oral hygiene to improve appetite and taste of food. Use a small toothbrush for sensitive teeth and gums.
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