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Education can help nurses overcome barriers to mobility and increase knowledge about the positive effects of mobility.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To evaluate the effect of education for a progressive mobilization program for intensive care nurses on knowledge and performance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A pretest-posttest evaluation was conducted for 41 nurses, and a chart review was performed before and after implementation of the educational intervention to evaluate changes in knowledge and mobilization.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Scores after the educational intervention were significantly higher than scores before the intervention (t = 2.02; P &amp;lt; .001). Overall mobilization (P = .04) and dangling (P = .01) increased significantly after the education. No significant increases occurred in ambulating or getting patients up to a chair.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Mobilization education was effective and increased nurses\u2019 knowledge about the benefits of mobility for critically ill patients. The educational program also affected how nurses performed mobility interventions. 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