2021 Annual Conference

Quality Initiatives
Interprofessional Collaboration

The purpose of this quality improvement project was to evaluate the impact of twice a day BMAT patient mobility assessments conducted by nursing and a creation of a subsequent mobility plan on the percentage of full census days with out of bed activity as well as patient satisfaction scores and certain hospital-acquired conditions and complications. Pre and post-data was collected including the percentage of full census days with out of bed activity, length of stay, patient satisfaction scores as well as incidence of inpatient HAPIs, falls, hospital-acquired pneumonia, and deep venous thrombosis. Data was collected retrospectively by an independent data abstractor. Data was collected 3-months prior to the initiation of the project as well as monthly after the project had been initiated for one month. Results included an increase in full census days with out of bed activity, no change in the incidence of HAPI, a decrease in patient satisfaction scores, an increase in total falls per 1,000 patient days, and no change in hospital-acquired pneumonia or deep venous thrombosis cases. Considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to note that results of this project could have been impacted by staffing changes, visitor restriction policies, and other measure put into place to work through the current pandemic. Additional inquiry would be helpful regarding the impact of mobility on other hospital acquired conditions as well as the tie between mobility and discharge disposition.