Move to Improve: The Feasibility of Using an Early Mobility Protocol to Increase Ambulation in the Intensive and Intermediate Care Settings

Drolet, A; DeJuilio, Patti; Harkless, Sherri; Henricks, Sherry; Kamin, Elizabeth; A. Leddy, Elizabeth; Lloyd, Joanna; Dustin Waters, C.; Williams, Sarah

doi:10.2522/ptj.20110400

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Move to Improve: The Feasibility of Using an Early Mobility Protocol to Increase Ambulation in the Intensive and Intermediate Care Settings

Published in Physical Therapy • Sep 15, 2012

Authors:

A Drolet

Patti DeJuilio

Sherri Harkless

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Prolonged bed rest in hospitalized patients leads to deconditioning, impaired mobility, and the potential for longer hospital stays. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a nurse-driven mobility protocol to increase the percentage of patients ambulati...

Subject

Medicine

Deconditioning

Protocol (science)

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