Oral Hygiene Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Practice Recommendations

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OBJECTIVES

  1. Explain how proper oral hygiene and appropriate interventions in the pediatric critical care setting may minimize the risk of infection.
  2. List the problem-based triggers that acted as the basis for this literature review.
  3. Discuss how pediatric nurses can incorporate oral hygiene guidelines into practice in the PICU.

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a. Explain how proper oral hygiene and appropriate interventions in the pediatric critical care setting may minimize the risk of infection.
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b. List the problem-based triggers that acted as the basis for this literature review.
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c. Discuss how pediatric nurses can incorporate oral hygiene guidelines into practice in the PICU.
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