{"title":"Dental and nursing collaboration in oral healthcare research in palliative care inpatient settings.","authors":"Zanab Malik, Fac Wright","doi":"10.12968/ijpn.2023.29.7.318","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Collaboration between palliative care nurses and oral health professionals has been frequently recommended to ensure optimal oral healthcare. However, the importance of this collaboration to the success of evidence-based protocols, involving oral healthcare interventions in the inpatient palliative care setting, is less discussed. Feasibility requires consideration during the planning, intervention and implementation phases of any clinical trial; all of which typically rely on good collaboration with nursing staff. Therefore, it is imperative that nursing staff appreciate the need for oral healthcare at the end of a person's life. Nursing and dental collaboration is critical to the feasibility of running research trials in this group and can help overcome some of the logistical and ethical challenges in this vulnerable population.</p>","PeriodicalId":47415,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Palliative Nursing","volume":"29 7","pages":"318-320"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Palliative Nursing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2023.29.7.318","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Collaboration between palliative care nurses and oral health professionals has been frequently recommended to ensure optimal oral healthcare. However, the importance of this collaboration to the success of evidence-based protocols, involving oral healthcare interventions in the inpatient palliative care setting, is less discussed. Feasibility requires consideration during the planning, intervention and implementation phases of any clinical trial; all of which typically rely on good collaboration with nursing staff. Therefore, it is imperative that nursing staff appreciate the need for oral healthcare at the end of a person's life. Nursing and dental collaboration is critical to the feasibility of running research trials in this group and can help overcome some of the logistical and ethical challenges in this vulnerable population.
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Since its launch in 1995, International Journal of Palliative Nursing (IJPN) has been committed to promoting excellence in palliative and hospice care. It is now established as the leading journal for nurses working in this most demanding profession, covering all aspects of palliative care nursing in a way which is intelligent, helpful and accessible, and so useful in daily practice. The aim of IJPN is to provide nurses with essential information to help them deliver the best possible care and support for their patients. Each issue contains an unparalleled range of peer-reviewed clinical, professional and educational articles, as well as helpful and informative information on practical, legal and policy issues of importance to all palliative nurses.