title: Clinical applicability of nursing outcomes in the evolution of orthopedic patients with Impaired Physical Mobility.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the clinical applicability of outcomes, according to the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) in the evolution of orthopedic patients with Impaired Physical Mobility
  
  
  METHODS
  longitudinal study conducted in 2012 in a university hospital, with 21 patients undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty, evaluated daily by pairs of trained data collectors. Data were collected using an instrument containing five Nursing Outcomes, 16 clinical indicators and a five point Likert scale, and statistically analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The outcomes Body Positioning: self-initiated, Mobility, Knowledge: prescribed activity, and Fall Prevention Behavior presented significant increases in mean scores when comparing the first and final evaluations (p<0.001) and (p=0.035).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the use of the NOC outcomes makes it possible to demonstrate the clinical progression of orthopedic patients with Impaired Physical Mobility, as well as its applicability in this context.
authors: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors: Marcos Barragan
authors: MB
authors: da Silva
authors: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors: Miriam de Abreu
authors: Mde A
authors: Almeida
authors: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors: Bruna Paulsen
authors: BP
authors: Panato
authors: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors: Ana Paula de Oliveira
authors: AP
authors: Siqueira
authors: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors: Mariana Palma
authors: MP
authors: da Silva
authors: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors: Letícia
authors: L
authors: Reisderfer
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D000072917:Standardized Nursing Terminology