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According to a study done by the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC), ambulation is considered as eight out of twenty activities of exercise therapy. The ambulation is considered an essential part of the patient after medical surgery. The purpose if this paper is to discuss the challenges faced my nurse and patient when it comes to ambulation after any surgery. This is an important clinical issue according to me because I cared for multiple patients after surgery for whom ambulation was important. This is an important clinical issue for the nursing profession because nurses have knowledge regarding the importance of ambulation and complication related to it.
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He encouraged the patient to ambulate. He helped patient get out of bed by using gait belt. He made sure with physical therapy whether it is safe or appropriate time to ambulate the patients. He would never ambulate the patient alone. He would tell me to help him in ambulating the patient because he wanted the safety of the patients. Before ambulating the patient he made sure that IV lines are not dangled, if there is chest tube chamber then he made sure that it does not tilt while ambulating. He also had a wheelchair ready if the patient felt dizzy while walking. If the patient has spinal cord surgery then he did not allow the patient to bend and twist while walking. He also educated the family regarding ambulation and process of getting out of the bed. These actions were in line with the recommendations of evidence-based nursing literature. If I encountered a similar situation in future then I would do exactly as my preceptor did for the patients. After this experience, I am confident that I will be able to take care of the patient who needs ambulation after surgery. The experience which I got today has made a great impact along with literature I searched has better prepared me for the future situation of the patient with

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