title: Nursing assessment of patient readiness for ambulation after cardiac catheterization.
abstract: Although nurses routinely perform activities that prevent or detect vascular complications following a cardiac catheterization, determining patient readiness for ambulation has received minimal research attention. Educating nurses to determine patient readiness for ambulation is a safe and effective way to promote patient comfort.
authors.affiliation: Resource Unit, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Vito Dabbs
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Demko
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kanaskie
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D016138:Walking