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ECMO and nurse-led mobilization

American Nurse

Practical, evidence-based guidelines (including visual confirmation tools, documented mobility goals, continuous feedback, and education) can help nurses embrace mobilization of patients receiving ECMO therapy. Describe immobility relative to ECMO and post-intensive care syndrome. See What is PICS? What is PICS? Fraser et al.,

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Home health nursing

American Nurse

Patient-centered care focused on self-sufficiency The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses the term “home health” to describe a federal health insurance program that provides intermittent short-term care to help patients recover from illness and become as self-sufficient as possible at home.