Using wound cartoon visual education to enhance nurses' knowledge of wound care.

Cartoon education methods have been used effectively as a teaching tool and were considered potentially useful to improve nurses' knowledge and professional skills to ensure quality patient care. Therefore, this study aimed to enhance nurses' knowledge of wound care using the cartoon visual education program. After the 4 weeks, nurses were given questionnaires about knowledge of wound care, self-efficacy, situation anxiety, and trait anxiety to understand the nurse's situation before and after the teaching program analysis.

Effective licorice gargle juice for aphthous ulcer pain relief: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of licorice gargle juice on aphthous ulcers, which is a common and painful disease that causes loss of normal mucous tissues and results in inflammatory ulcers in the oral mucosa. A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial involving primary care patients suffering from aphthous ulcer was performed. The intervention group received licorice gargle juice for 1 and 2 days.

[Chlorhexidine Bed-Bath Improves CLABSI: A Meta-Analysis].

Background: Central catheters are used primarily in ICU settings. Bloodstream infections in the central line of central catheters have been shown to cause longer hospital stays for patients and result in higher medical costs.

Purpose: The present study applies a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effect of a 2% chlorhexidine (CHG) bed-bath on the risk of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI).