The Importance of Maintaining Mobility during Hospitalization
Karine Shnorhokian Improving Mobility for the Hospitalized Patient Walden University NURS 6052-Section 7, Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice April 27, 2016 Summary Patient immobility during a hospitalization is linked to deconditioning, bed sores, longer hospital length of stay (LOS), and an increased risk of hospital-associated pneumonia (HAP) (Czapluski, Marshburn, Hobbs, Bankard, and Bennett, 2014; Stolbrink et