HUBUNGAN TINDAKAN KEPERAWATAN ORAL HYGIENE DENGAN KEJADIAN INFEKSI RONGGA MULUT PADA PASIEN PENURUNAN KESADARAN DI RUANG ICU RUMAH SAKIT GRANDMED LUBUK PAKAM TAHUN 2025

Results The majority of oral hygiene practices were considered inadequate (64.9%), while only 35.1% were considered good. Oral infections occurred in 33.3% of respondents. The Chi-square test yielded a p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.01), indicating a significant association between nurses' oral hygiene practices and the incidence of oral infections in unconscious patients in the ICU.