What is the nursing team involvement in maintaining and promoting the mobility of older adults in hospital? A grounded theory study

Handling the inpatient's hospital ‘Career’ – Are nurses laying the groundwork for healthy meal and nutritional care transitions?

“…Kuokkanen and Leino‐Kilpi () also argued that efforts to improve patients’ abilities should start from the notion of empowerment and focus on growth, development, and solutions, rather than on problems. This argument aligns with a study by Kneafsey, Clifford, and Greenfield () which concluded that nurses’ focus is on preventing problems rather than on rehabilitation, which is the key to patients’ successful return to their own home. Constructing a mealtime script or routine that focuses on mobilizing patient resources—getting patients out of bed, preparing their own tray, picking up their own meal and eating outside the ward, encouraging them to be active and to see and smell the food so that their appetite is stimulated—would be beneficial.…”

How nurses restore and maintain mobility in hospitalised older people: An integrative literature review

“…Studies included in this study were qualitative (six), quantitative (five) and mixed methods (two). Six studies were qualitative with exploratory study designs (Brown, Williams, Woodby, Davis, & Allman, ; Doherty‐King & Bowers, , ; Kneafsey, Clifford, & Greenfield, , ; Moore et al., ) to understand the decision‐making process behind nurse‐initiated mobility. Five studies were quantitative in nature, using descriptive or non‐randomised controlled trial study designs (Callen, Mahoney, Grieves, Wells, & Enloe, ; Doherty‐King, Yoon, Pecanac, Brown, & Mahoney, ; Drolet et al., ; Padula et al., ; Yoon et al., ).…”

A day in the life of older people in a rehabilitation setting: an observational study

“…Long et al [46] suggest the nursing role requires the creation of ''therapy integration'', which involves a therapeutic and rehabilitative environment in which rehabilitation principles are incorporated into all aspects of practice. Increasing engagement with the specialty nature of their work and higher professional esteem has the potential for enhanced rehabilitation outcomes, patient satisfaction [47,48], improved teamwork [49] and the advancement of rehabilitation nursing [50]. Even though the nursing contribution to rehabilitation for older persons following admission to hospital is fully acknowledged by patients and their families [47] and known to impact considerably on their functional ability [49], nurses' awareness of their professional identity, skill set and knowledge in rehabilitation practice is not well developed [50,51].…”