Early mobilisation 3: moving patients from their bed to chair without aids

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Abstract

Patients in hospital with reduced mobility may experience difficulty moving in and out of bed, even if they report being relatively independent before admission. Part 2 of this five-part series explained how to assess the patient and formulate a mobilisation care plan; this article shows how to guide and support patients’ transfer from bed to chair without aids, as a common first step in their early mobilisation.