[Foster the integration of the new arrivals]. / Favoriser l'intégration des nouveaux arrivants.

In care units, the turnover caused, in the teams, by the retirement of nurses and the mobility of the professionals, raises the risk of acquired experiential knowledge being lost. The passing on of knowledge to students, recent graduates or newly transferred staff, is therefore a priority. The unit nurse tutor organize it to ensure skills are retained in nursing care.

[Improvement of oral health at institutionalized patients. Choice and validation of an adapted oral hygiene kit in long-term care unit]. / Amélioration de la santé orale chez des patients institutionnalisés Choix et validation d'un kit d'hygiène bucco-dentaire adapté au sein d'une USLD (unité de soins de longue durée).

The initiatives to improve the quality are widely developed in the healthcare sector. So, an evaluation of the professional practices (EPP) concerning oral diseases in elderly was organized in the long term care unit of the teaching hospital of Toulouse. In the dynamic of this EPP, a pilot study consisted in estimating a new kit of oral hygiene. This hygiene kit was chosen according to defined criteria adapted to the elderly. The results show a clear improvement of the oral health measured with a specific index (Oral health assessment tool).