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nlandor
August 18th, 2008, 06:46 PM
Vicki Spuhler, Nurse Manager, RCU, Intermountain HealthCare System; Faculty, IHI Critical Ill IMPACT Innovation Community; and National Nurse Leader in Critical Care Mobility, graciously shared three recent Intermountain Team Publications for review:

Early activity is feasible and safe in respiratory failure patients
Polly Bailey, RN, APRN; George E. Thomsen, MD; Vicki J. Spuhler, RN, MS; Robert Blair, PT; James Jewkes, PT; Louise Bezdjian, RN, BSN; Kristy Veale, RN, BSN; Larissa Rodriquez, AS; Ramona O. Hopkins, PhD

Transforming an ICU to Encougage Early Mobility
Ramona O. Hopkins, PhD, Vicki Spuhler, RN, MS, George E. Thomsen, MD
Crit Care Clinics January,2003 Volu. 23 No.1


Patients with respiratory failure increase ambulation after transfer to an intensive care unit where early activity is a priority
George E. Thomsen, MD, Gregory L. Snow, PhD., Larissa Rodriguez, AS; Ramona O. Hopkins, PhD
Crit Care Med 2008 Vol. 36 No. 4