Do standardized early mobilization protocols improve mobility in medical-surgical inpatients?
Standardized mobility protocols led by clinical nurse specialists are effective for early mobilization in medical-surgical inpatients.
Our review indicated that the greatest impact of early mobilization is through standardized mobility protocols or programs. Clinical nurse specialists are experts in leading and sustaining standardized protocols or programs pertaining to a nurse-sensitive outcome such as mobility.
Pashikanti et al. (Tue,) studied this question.