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Dysphagia, defined as swallow disorder or loss of swallow ability, occurs due to injury in areas associated with the swallow function of the cerebral cortex or problems in the neuromuscular transmission. Over time, malnutrition, dehydration, aspiration pneumonia can lead to complications and deaths such as prolongation of the hospital stay period. Early diagnosis, treatment and effective dysphagia management are required to prevent these negative health consequences. It also requires rehabilitation practices for effective dysphagia management. A variety of methods and exercises are used in the application for dysphagia rehabilitation, which plays an important role in the improvement of the digestive function. Although the management of the disorder is multidisciplinary, the team members are nurses who are in frequent and close contact with the patient and who are able to observe and identify the difficulties in digestion. Nurses contribute to the achievement of positive health results when they guide the care management process according to evidence-based practices. The purpose of this editing article is to create awareness by defining the concept and management of dysphagia in nurses, to discuss current research findings and the benefits of dysphagia rehabilitation, to ensure that nurses implement evidence-based rehabilitation initiatives along with multidisciplinary teamwork.

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