Abstract
An assessment was done during 1991 to evaluate the quality of care with regard to mouth hygiene rendered to patients in a teaching hospital in Namibia. The sample was drawn from nine wards. By means of a type of quota sampling, the patients were categorised as dependent, interdependent or independent. The nursing process was used as a framework for the study. From the assessment it became evident that no policies existed with regard to oral hygiene. Planning was not in every case based on assessment, and it seemed that when planning(s) were done, it was not always implemented. Record keeping was the aspect most poorly attended to.
Highlights
AND PROBLEM STATEMENTOral hygiene is necessary for the physical and psychological well being of the human being
The problem for this study centred around the following question:- How effective is oral hygiene for all categories of patients in the hospital?
The literature review was undertaken to indicate the importance of oral hygiene
Summary
An assessment was done during 1991 to evaluate the quality o f care with regard to mouth hygiene rendered to patients in a teaching hospital in Namibia. The sample was drawn from nine wards. By means o fa type o fquota sampling, thepatients were categorised as dependent, inter dependent or independent. From the assessment it became evident that no policies existed with regard to oral hygiene. Gedurende 1991 is die gehalte van sorgverlening met betrekking tot mondhigiene geevalueer by pasiente in ‘n opleidingshospitaal. Die steekproefis gedoen in nege sale d.m.v. ‘n tipe l^ o ta steekproef Die pasiente in die steekproefin die nege sale is gekategoriseer in een van drie kategoriee naamlik: afhanklik, inierafhanklik en onafhankUk. Die verpleegproses is as raamwerk vir die studie gebruik. Uit die beoordeling het dit geblykdatnie een van die sale oor enige beleid rakende mondhigiene beskik nie. Indien bepUmning uitgevoer is, is dit nie altyd gebasseer op beraming nie. Beraming weer is nie altyd opgevolg met implementering nie. Rekordhouding was een van die aspekte wat die minste nagekom is
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