Move to improve: Progressive mobility in the intensive care unit

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 275-277

  Atkins, Jordan R ^a   Kautz, Donald D ^b  

^a High Point RegionalYUNC Health Care ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to mobility; Bed rest; Intensive care units; Mobility teams; Progressive mobility

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; BED REST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MOBILIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES;

BED REST; CRITICAL CARE; EARLY AMBULATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 84907032767     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0000000000000063     Document Type: Article

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