Impact of a nurse-driven mobility protocol on functional decline in hospitalized older adults

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 325-331

  Padula, Cynthia A ^a,b   Hughes, Cynthia ^a   Baumhover, Lisa ^c  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Iowa Health Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute hospitalization; Functional decline; Mobility; Older adults; Protocols

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; SELF CARE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SELF CARE; WALKING;

EID: 70349881708     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181a4f79b     Document Type: Article

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