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Assisting-in-Mouth-Care Procedure Guide Nursing

This document provides instructions for assisting patients with mouth care and offering mouthwash. It defines mouth care as maintaining good oral hygiene and preventing issues like dental carries and bad breath. The purpose is to freshen breath, improve oral health, and treat some oral diseases. The procedure outlines preparing materials, explaining the process to conscious or unconscious patients, positioning them properly, cleaning the mouth with mouthwash or diluted solution, observing reactions, drying the mouth, and documenting care.

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Assisting-in-Mouth-Care Procedure Guide Nursing

This document provides instructions for assisting patients with mouth care and offering mouthwash. It defines mouth care as maintaining good oral hygiene and preventing issues like dental carries and bad breath. The purpose is to freshen breath, improve oral health, and treat some oral diseases. The procedure outlines preparing materials, explaining the process to conscious or unconscious patients, positioning them properly, cleaning the mouth with mouthwash or diluted solution, observing reactions, drying the mouth, and documenting care.

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Cebu Doctors’ University

College of Nursing
Mandaue City

ASSISTING IN MOUTH CARE/OFFERING MOUTHWASH

Definition:
- assisting the client to maintain good oral hygiene and prevent dental
carries and mouth odors with the use of mouthwash.

Purpose:
1. To give a fresh feeling in the mouth.
2. To improve breath and prevent halitosis.
3. To prevent dental caries and gum disease
4. To treat some oral diseases and soothe oral pain using medicated
mouthwash.

Materials:
A lined tray with the following:
Clean kidney basin, lined with tissue wipe
Mouthwash solution glass with drinking water
3 medicine cups tissue wipes
5 padded tongue depressors waste receptacle

PROCEDURE RATIONALE

1. Read the doctor’s order.


2. Explain the procedure to the
patient.
3. Do medical hand washing and
gather all the needed materials.
4. Bring all the materials to the
patient’s bedside.
5. Do oral care.

a. Conscious patient:

-Assist patient to a sitting position or


on one side with his/ her head
over the edge of the pillow.
-Place towel on the patient’s chest
and place the kidney basin
under the patient’s chin.
-Pour the prescribed amount of
mouthwash solution into the
medicine cup. Dilute if indicated.
-Offer the solution to the patient. Let
the patient gargle.
-Do not let patient hyperextend his
neck when gargling especially if
he has poor mouth control.
b. Unconscious patient:

-Position patient supine with head


tilted to one side.
-Place towel on the patient’s chest
and place the kidney basin
under the patient’s chin.
-Pour the mouthwash solution into
the medicine cup. Dilute if
indicated.
-Pour water in another medicine cup.
-Dip a tongue depressor into the
solution. Use the padded tongue
depressors to clean the patient’s
mouth (2 for the mouthwash
solution, 1 for the tongue and 2
for rinsing).
6. Observe and note the patient’s
reaction.
7. Wipe the mouth of the patient with
tissue to dry the patient’s mouth
area.
8. Remove the towel and return the
used materials.
9. Place the patient in a comfortable
position.
10. Do after care.
11. Do documentation.

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