The Effects of Oral Care Nurse’s Competency Promoting Program of Intubated Patients in Medical Step-Down Unit
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Oral health, Intubated patients, Oral care competency enhancement program, Professional nursesAbstract
This quasi-experimental research, using a pretest-posttest control group design, aimed to study the effects of oral care nurse’s competency promoting program for patients with endotracheal tubes in a medical intermediate care unit. The study compared the oral health scores of the experimental and control groups and also compared the nurses’ oral care practice scores before and after participating in the program. The sample group consisted of 14 professional nurses and 60 patients with endotracheal tubes, divided into an experimental group and a control group, with 30 patients in each group. The control group received standard oral care, while the experimental group received a competency promotion program developed by the researchers. The research instruments included 1) the Bedside Oral Exam (BOE) tool, 2) a nursing practice evaluation form and 3) a patient demographic data recording form. Data were analyzed using chi-square, Fisher’s exact test, and t-test. The research findings revealed that (1) after receiving the program, the experimental group had significantly better oral health scores compared to the control group (p <.05). (2) The nursing practice scores after participating in the program were significantly higher than before participating (p < .05).
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