An Interdisciplinary Approach to Addressing Patient Activity and Mobility in the Medical-Surgical Patient

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1-12

  Markey, Donna W ^a   Brown, Randall J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Activity; Ambulation; Functional mobility; Immobility; Medical surgical patients; Mobility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BED REST; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; BED REST; EARLY AMBULATION; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036635692     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200207000-00002     Document Type: Article

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