Nursing Students' Knowledge of the Nurse's Role in the Management of Dysphagia.

CONCLUSIONS: Educating nursing students about the nurse's role in the management of dysphagia will increase their knowledge, but this knowledge must be reinforced for integration into clinical practice. More research is needed to determine what education nursing students receive on dysphagia and what the role of the nurse is in the management of dysphagia. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Dysphagia negatively impacts clinical and rehabilitation outcomes. Because nurses may lack sufficient training in the management of dysphagia, healthcare organizations should offer such training to new hires and then periodically thereafter. Likewise, practicing nurses who serve as preceptors should be prepared to train nursing students and new nurses how to safely manage dysphagia. PMID: 30664607 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Rehabilitation Nursing - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Rehabil Nurs Source Type: research