Get Up: Progressive Mobility
The course takes learners through the steps needed to establish a mobility program, with a real-life hospital case study interspersed in the modules for inspiration.
Welcome to the course
Course FAQs
Course instructor, learning objectives, CE credits
Get Up: Progressive Mobility course notebook
PRE-READ ARTICLES: Getting started
How did we get here?
Which harms are impacted?
Patient perspective
Team perspective
Organization perspective - Hospital Case Study
Next steps
PRE-READ ARTICLES: Epidemic of immobility
DOWNLOAD: Mobility Process Discovery Tool
DOWNLOAD: Recruit mobility champions
Case for Change: Immobility causes more harm than good
Routine use of bed alarms
Hazards of immobility
Burden of care caused by immobility
Impact of a mobility program - Hospital case study
Inspiration to mobilize patients
The Last 1000 days
Next steps
ACTIVITIES: Mobility continuum
REFLECTION: Start & stop
PRE-READ ARTICLES: Ambulate & listen
DOWNLOAD: Barriers to mobility
Barriers to mobility
When do nurses address less mobility in your organization?
POLL: Addressing mobility
Over-reliance on rehab vs rehab stewardship
Language of immobility
Skilled therapy vs. ambulation
Relationship with your patients – reframing non-compliance as over confident
Next steps
ACTIVITIES: Ambulate & listen
REFLECTION: Stop & Start
PRE-READ ARTICLES: Models of Care
Where to start?
Do we have age bias? Age friendly health systems
Models of mobilizers
Nursing-led mobility program
Mobility tech based mobility program
Team based mobility program
How mobility techs are hired, managed, & trained - Hospital case study
Next steps
ACTIVITIES: Models of Care
PRE-READ ARTICLES: Protocols for Mobilization
Med Surg mobility protocol
ICU mobility protocol
Safety assessments
Developing a sustainable mobility program - Hospital case study
Implementation tips for ICU & Med Surg
ACTIVITIES: Mobility Protocol
A tale of 2 hospitals
Champion model
Efficient workflows - Hospital case study
Lessons learned
ACTIVITIES: Successful testing
REFLECTIONS: Pilot Testing
DEEPER DIVE: QI Basics & Rules of Engagement
PRE-READ ARTICLES: Mobility assessment on admission
POLL: Safe patient handing program
Get Up & Go – Timed get up tests
Importance of a reliable, timely assessment 7 days a week
REFLECTION: What are you doing now?
Banner Mobility Assessment Tool & Modified Egress, Mobility Assessment, Braden Scale
Nurse led mobility assessments - Hospital case study
Next steps
ACTIVITIES: Mobility assessments
DEEPER DIVE
PRE-READ ARTICLES: Training & mobility devices
DOWNLOAD: Get Up Supply & Equipment Scavenger Hunt
Equip patients & staff for safety
Why integrate? Healthcare worker injuries are on the rise
ACTIVITY: how many FTEs are out with injuries from patient movement?
Assessing your mobility equipment
In bed mobility
Transitioning out of bed equipment
Mobilization aids for safe ambulation
Safe patient handling training
Bedside staff involvement in decision making
Family in training
Fresh ideas to equip patients and families for mobility
ACTIVITIES: Training & mobility devices
DEEPER DIVE
Thank you & next steps
CE credits survey - MUST BE FILLED OUT FOR CE CREDITS