Oral Healthcare and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scoping Review of Current Strategies and Implications for Nurses.

CONCLUSIONS: Maintaining oral health among cardiovascular patients is important, yet it appears to be neglected during cardiac care. Cardiac nurses are in an excellent position to promote oral health but further research is required to define their role and develop supporting resources. PMID: 28145980 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research