Most hospital patients spend over 80 percent of their stay in the bed. Immobility contributes to higher lengths of stay, increases in falls, pressure injuries and new nursing home placements. All of this reduces overall quality of care and patient satisfaction. On this episode, we examine a health care organization that has embarked on a journey to reverse this trend by getting patients up and moving all across the hospital. ThedaCare participated in the Creating a Culture of Mobility Collaborative, and we’ll provide the details on this podcast.

Guest speakers:

Kelly Parish, DPT

Physical Therapist

ThedaCare

Amy Shadick, RN, BSN, CV-BC

Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Manager

ThedaCare

Host:

Laura Hoffman, DNP, MSN, RN, CPHQ

Performance Improvement Program Director

Vizient

Show Notes:

[01:26] Empowering patients by improving their handling

[02:10] Story of bariatric patient who became mobile

[02:58] Use of Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool (BMAT)

[03:36] Training in patient handling: didactic and hands-on

[05:45] Meaning of safe patient handling; equipment used for initiative

[07:03] Details and impact of hands-on training: 3 fewer nursing injuries, 10 fewer falls

[08:56] Mobilizing patients and effect on falls

[11:20] Metrics on new program

[12:09] Future plans and partnerships

Links | Resources:

Contacting Knowledge on the Go: [email protected]

Laura’s email: [email protected]

Kelly’s email: [email protected]

Amy’s email: [email protected]

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