Title: Describe observations that the nurse aide may make while providing oral hygiene to a resident.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit VIII: Personal Care Skills

Description should include

- lips (e.g., dry, cracked, bleeding, chapped)
- tongue, gums, and cheeks (e.g., swollen areas, sores, bleeding)
- teeth (e.g., loose, cracked or chipped, discolored, missing)
- dentures (e.g., chipped, cracked, fit poorly)
- breath (e.g., halitosis, fruity aroma)
- difficulty swallowing
- pain.