Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Course FAQs

    • Get Up: Progressive Mobility course notebook
  • 2

    Get Up Overview

    • 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
  • 3

    End the Epidemic of Immobility

    • PRE-READ ARTICLES: Epidemic of immobility

    • 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
  • 4

    The elephant in the room: Why nurses don't ambulate and why patients don't listen

    • PRE-READ ARTICLES: Ambulate & listen

    • DOWNLOAD: Barriers to mobility

    • Barriers to mobility

    • When do nurses address less mobility in your organization?

    • 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
  • 5

    Pick an approach: Models of Care

    • 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
  • 6

    Pick an approach: Protocols for Mobilization

    • 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
  • 7

    Building your case: the value of successful testing

    • A tale of 2 hospitals

    • Champion model

    • Efficient workflows - Hospital case study

    • Lessons learned
  • 8

    If they came in walking, keep them walking: Beginning mobility assessment on admission

    • PRE-READ ARTICLES: Mobility assessment on admission

    • Get Up & Go – Timed get up tests

    • Importance of a reliable, timely assessment 7 days a week

    • Banner Mobility Assessment Tool & Modified Egress, Mobility Assessment, Braden Scale

    • Nurse led mobility assessments - Hospital case study

    • Next steps

    • DEEPER DIVE
  • 9

    Equip patients and staff for safety: Training and mobility devices

    • 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

    • 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

    • DEEPER DIVE