title: Why walk when you can ride? Clinical ambulation incentives for the immobile elderly.
abstract: 1. Gerontological nurses in long-term care settings should be selective in the use of wheelchairs for residents with ambulation ability. 2. The gerontological nurse specialist can facilitate change in a long-term care setting through the implementation of an ambulation incentive program. 3. The benefits of an ambulation incentive program support rehabilitation-focused care as opposed to custodial care in a long-term care facility. 4. Quality of life outcomes for elderly residents are supported through multidisciplinary collaboration in the implementation of an ambulation program.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Norman
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gibbs
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D016138:Walking