Integrative Review for Patients With Bilateral Total Knee Replacement: A Call for Nursing Practice Guidelines

CONCLUSIONS: Understanding which interventions are most effective for pain management, functional gains, quality of life, and other nurse-sensitive outcomes is best derived from empirical studies. Most likely, BTKA nursing care is being guided by clinical experts and not by empirical nursing evidence. In the absence of empirical evidence, it is feasible that nurses can extrapolate findings from other studies to guide and support the care of BTKA patients. Research recommendations include the exploration of early mobilization interventions, development of nursing care bundles, and evaluation of patient-centered outcomes at the points of transitional care.
Source: Orthopaedic Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research