University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Keeping Hospital Patients MOVIN Through the Pandemic

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“Mobility is crucial for our own survival,” says Barb King, PhD, RN, FAAN, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing. “Mobility is when an individual can independently move from point A to point B,” she says. “If you lose that independence, in many contexts you lose your autonomy. And that impacts quality …

A MOVIN Story About Hospital Care and Older Adult Independence

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In complex situations, new policies can have unpredictable effects. For example, some hospital safety measures can make older adults more likely to fall. “Falls are increasingly being used to judge quality of care in our hospitals, particularly for older adult patients,” says Barb King, PhD, RN, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School …