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KMID : 0869920120180030403
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Journal of Korean Academy Society of Nursing Education
2012 Volume.18 No. 3 p.403 ~ p.412
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Postoperative Patients’ Thirst and Oral Status by Three Oral Care Methods
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Kim Mi-Young
Doo Mee-Jung
Kang Su-Kyeong
Lim Yean-Ho
Kim Hyun-Mi
Kim Mi-Kyoung
In Ji-Won
Seol Hye-Seon
Kang Jeong-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study compared the effects of three oral care methods on thirst and oral status in patients after general anesthesia surgery. Methods: Sixty five surgical patients were prospectively randomized into three groups. Each group received one of three oral care methods: wet water gauze, frozen water gauze, or frozen normal saline gauze. The outcomes of thirst and oral status were assessed three times by trained investigators blinded to the oral care methods. Assessment times were right after a participant’s arrival to his/her room, and at 30 and 60 minutes after the pre-test. Results: The levels of thirst and oral status were significantly improved as time passed in all three oral care methods. While the level of thirst was not significantly different between the three groups, the level of oral status was significantly better with wet water gauze than frozen gauze groups, soaked in either water or normal saline. Conclusion: We recommend nurses choose one of three oral care methods based on patients’ preferences since all three oral care methods showed similar effects in improving postoperative patients’ levels of thirst and oral status.
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KEYWORD
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Postoperative care, Nursing care, Thirst, Mouth dryness
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