Implementation Plan: Aspiration Pneumonia

Implementation Plan: Aspiration Pneumonia

Step One: Identification of Stakeholders

Managing and treating of aspiration pneumonia requires the collaborative efforts of various professionals to deliver quality care (Muller, 2015). The primary stakeholders involved include physicians, nurses, dentists, dieticians, and counselors. Other stakeholders that may be involved are social workers and public health workers whose role is to create awareness about the importance of proper oral hygiene. We will also contact the stakeholders to ensure they are available and comfortable with conducting the study.

Step Two: Identification of Potential Barriers

The possible barriers of conducting the pilot study are lack of cooperation from the family members. Most families may not feel comfortable with giving consent to using their relatives to conduct the research. They may fears that they will be exposed to unhealthy conditions that could worsen their conditions. To have more participants, we ensured them that information about the patients would remain private and confidential.  We will also ensure that the patients will not leave the hospital during the research period. Family members will be encouraged that by giving consent to their patients could be useful in proving the efficiency of proper oral care in reducing the incidence of aspiration pneumonia among the elderly.

Step Three: Identifying Tools to Measure Change

The study will occur within three months and will involve the brushing of teeth for five after every meal. It will also include weekly visits to the hospitals to get the professional help that is related to oral care (Mohammadi, Franks & Hines, 2015). A total of fifty participants will be used to examine how oral care is effective in decreasing the prevalence of aspiration pneumonia among older adults. Questionnaires will be used to collect data from the patients, and the SPSS 20 software will be used for data analysis.

The overall objective of this project is to examine the efficiency of proper oral care in reducing aspiration pneumonia incidence among the elderly.

1. First Month

Introduction to proper oral hygiene practices

Weekly visits to hospitals for professional help

Brushing of teeth for five minutes after every meal

2. Second Month

The impacts of proper oral hygiene

The use of chemicals such as chlorhexidine for oral care

3. Third Month

Methods of preventing aspiration pneumonia

Interactive discussion between patients and their physicians

References

Mohammadi, J. J. Y., Franks, K., & Hines, S. (2015). Effectiveness of professional oral health care intervention on the oral health of residents with dementia in residential aged care facilities: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 13(10), 110-122.

Müller, F. (2015). Oral hygiene reduces the mortality from aspiration pneumonia in frail elders. Journal of dental research, 94(3_suppl), 14S-16S.