How nurses can support and improve service users' mouth care: Limited access to good dental care during COVID-19 lockdowns meant some people with learning disabilities had little option but to go to the emergency department.
Three years ago, following surgery to remove all her teeth, a Worcestershire nursing home resident died at the age of 49. Rachel Johnston, who had 'significant learning disabilities', struggled to breathe after discharge back to her home after the procedure in 2018, but staff failed to carry out vit...
| Publicado en: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 9 - 13 |
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| Formato: | pictorial questions and answers Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
10/7/2021
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |