Validation of the ICU Mobility Scale for Nursing Use: Portuguese Multicentric Observational Study.

Background And Purpose: Mobilization of critical patients should be precocious and the inclusion of nursing in this task can be decisive in paradigm shift. The purpose of this study was to validate the Portuguese version of the intensive care unit Mobility Scale for nursing use.

Methods: Prospective multicenter observational study.

Organization of rehabilitation care in Portuguese intensive care units.

Objective: To describe the different rehabilitation care models in practice in Portuguese adult intensive care units.

Methods: A simple observational (cross-sectional) study was conducted through an online survey sent to the head nurses or individuals responsible for the 58 adult intensive care units that are part of the database of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Cuidados Intensivos.

Results: We identified three models of organization of rehabilitation care: care provided by the staff of the intensive care unit (22.