Good | Adequate | Poor |
Yes | No | Can’t remember |
Good | Adequate | Poor |
Yes | No | Unsure |
Yes | No | Unsure |
DR | Nurse | HCA |
Student |
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
Not at all confident | Not sure | Confident | Very confident |
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
Not at all confident | Not sure | Confident | Very confident |
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
Not at all confident | Not sure | Confident | Very confident |
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
Not at all confident | Not sure | Confident | Very confident |
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
Not at all confident | Not sure | Confident | Very confident |
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
Once daily | Twice daily | 8 hourly |
4 hourly | 2 hourly | 1 hourly |
Manual Toothbrush | Foam swab | Gauze |
Electric Toothbrush | Toothpaste | Mouthwash |
Vaseline/Vitamin A | Cocoa butter | Sodium bicarbonate |
Artificial saliva | Denture cleaning tablets | Soap |
Coconut oil |
Good | Adequate | Poor |
Toothbrush | Foamstick | Gauze |
Toothpaste | Mouthwash | Vaseline/Vitamin A |
Cocoa butter | Sodium bicarbonate | Artificial saliva |
Denture cleaning tablets | Soap | Coconut oil |
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
An enrolled nurse | A Registered nurse |
Uncooperative patients | Unstable patient | Inadequate staffing |
Lack of products available | Lack of knowledge | It is an unpleasant task |
Time | Difficult to access the oral cavity | |
Other (please specify) |
Male | Female |
Manual Toothbrush | Foam swab | Gauze |
Electric Toothbrush | Toothpaste | Mouthwash |
Vaseline/Vitamin A | Cocoa butter | Sodium bicarbonate |
Artificial saliva | Denture cleaning tablets | Soap |
Coconut oil |
A Neuroscience ward | A neuroscience high dependency unit |
A neuroscience Intensive care unit. |
Once daily | Twice daily | 8 hourly |
4 hourly | 2 hourly | 1 hourly |
Nursing diploma | Bachelor of Nursing |
Bachelor of Nursing (Pacific) | Post graduate certificate |
Post graduate diploma | Post graduate masters |
Manual Toothbrush | Foam swab | Gauze |
Electric Toothbrush | Toothpaste | Mouthwash |
Vaseline/Vitamin A | Cocoa butter | Sodium bicarbonate |
Artificial saliva | Denture cleaning tablets | Soap |
Coconut oil |
0-5 years | 6-10 years |
11-15 years | 16-20 years |
21-25 years | More than 25 years |
Once daily | Twice daily | 8 hourly |
4 hourly | 2 hourly | 1 hourly |
Yes | No | Can’t remember |
Manual Toothbrush | Foam swab | Gauze |
Electric Toothbrush | Toothpaste | Mouthwash |
Vaseline/Vitamin A | Cocoa butter | Sodium bicarbonate |
Artificial saliva | Denture cleaning tablets | Soap |
Coconut oil |
Demographics | N = 34 | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Category of nurse | An enrolled nurse | 2 | 5.9% |
A Registered nurse | 32 | 94.1% | |
Gender | Male | 3 | 8.8% |
Female | 31 | 91.2% | |
Highest level of professional qualification | Nursing diploma | 4 | 11.8% |
Bachelor of Nursing | 13 | 38.2% | |
Post graduate certificate | 9 | 26.5% | |
Post graduate diploma | 4 | 11.8% | |
Post graduate masters | 3 | 8.8% | |
Other (please specify) | 1 | 2.9% | |
Years of nursing experience | <1 yr | 1 | 2.9% |
1-10 yrs | 18 | 52.9% | |
11-20 yrs | 6 | 17.6% | |
21-30 yrs | 6 | 17.6% | |
31-40 yrs | 1 | 2.9% | |
41-50 yrs | 2 | 5.9% | |
Range 0.5-45 yrs | |||
Mean | 12 yrs | ||
Country of nursing training | New Zealand | 26 | 76.5% |
Philippines | 4 | 11.8% | |
United Kingdom | 2 | 5.8% | |
Other | 2 | 5.8% |
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |