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Creating A Culture Of Mobility: A Quality Improvement Project, Vincent K. Samuel
Creating A Culture Of Mobility: A Quality Improvement Project, Vincent K. Samuel
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Abstract title: Creating A Culture of Patient Mobility in An Acute Care Setting.
Unit: Medical Surgical unit.
Author: Vincent Samuel RN, BSN
Institution: University of San Francisco; Kaiser Permanente Nurse Scholar Academy; Kaiser Permanente Hospital, San Francisco (CNL practicum site).
Background Information
The medical/surgical unit had the average ambulation score of 54% in the year 2015, much below the benchmark of 65% set for the year. The direct impact of low ambulation score was the increase in patient’s length of stay. The micro-system analysis revealed various factors that contributes to this problem such as, inadequate staffing, unit culture, unavailability of …