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Implementing A Virtual Mobility Education Program To Impact Nursing Knowledge, Attitudes, And Behaviors Toward Patient Mobility, Laura Wolf Caba, Deana Goldin, Roberto L. Roman Laporte
Implementing A Virtual Mobility Education Program To Impact Nursing Knowledge, Attitudes, And Behaviors Toward Patient Mobility, Laura Wolf Caba, Deana Goldin, Roberto L. Roman Laporte
Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal
Introduction: Older adults aged 65 and over are vulnerable to functional decline during hospitalization and negative outcomes associated with immobility such as pressure injuries and falls. Studies reveal that nurses overlook patient mobilization due to competing priorities and a lack of comfort with patient mobilization. Hospital-associated functional decline can be mitigated through mobilization protocols. A 36-bed medical surgical unit in a South Florida hospital did not have a protocol for patient mobility.
Methods: Nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding patient mobility were assessed using a pre-implementation survey. A virtual education program about the mobility protocol was provided via an online …