title: Move to improve: progressive mobility in the intensive care unit.
abstract: Bed rest has detrimental consequences, and therefore in the ICU, progressive early mobility should be the goal for every patient expected to survive. This article examines the consequences of immobility, barriers experienced when attempting to increase patients' mobility, and ways in which dedicated mobility teams can overcome these barriers.
authors.affiliation: Jordan R. Atkins, BSN, RN, is a staff nurse at High Point Regional-UNC Health Care. Donald D. Kautz, PhD, RN, CRRN, CNE, ACNS-BC, is an associate professor of nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
authors.forename: Jordan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Atkins
authors.forename: Donald D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Kautz
mesh_terms: D001510:Bed Rest / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004434:Early Ambulation; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D010348:Patient Care Team