Early Mobility After Cardiac Surgery

Hello everyone! Here is this week's journal article from: CriticalCareNurse Volume 44, No. 6, December 2024, pg 15-23. There will be an in-person meeting to discuss this week's journal article on Friday, May 23rd. Meeting place and time to be determined. This journal article is worth 1 CE credit. To complete CE activity C24121, visit aacnjournals.org/ccnonline/ce-articles. No CE fee for AACN members. 

Discussion Questions:

1. Define 3 barriers that postoperative cardiac surgery patients face that lead to an increased hospital length of stay. 

2. Identify inclusion and exclusion criteria that lead to safe early mobility. 

3. Analyze the workflow used to promote early ambulation that can be translated into different patient care settings 

4. How can we apply this article to our unit?

Discussion Board Link:

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