title: Progressive mobility as a team effort in transitional care.
abstract: With changing health care, progressive care nurses are working in diverse practice settings to meet patient care needs. Progressive care is practiced along the continuum from the intensive care unit to home. The benefits of early progressive mobility are examined with a focus on the interdisciplinary collaboration for care in a transitional care program of a skilled nursing facility. The program's goals are improved functional status, self-care management, and home discharge with reduced risk for hospital readmission. The core culture of the program is interdisciplinary collaboration and team partnership for care of patients and their families.
authors.affiliation: Margaret M. Ecklund is a lead advance practice nurse for the complex care transitional program in the Rochester General Health System, Rochester, New York.Jill W. Bloss is a physical therapist for the complex care transitional program in the Rochester General Health System. m_ecklund@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Margaret M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ecklund
authors.affiliation: Margaret M. Ecklund is a lead advance practice nurse for the complex care transitional program in the Rochester General Health System, Rochester, New York.Jill W. Bloss is a physical therapist for the complex care transitional program in the Rochester General Health System.
authors.forename: Jill W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bloss
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D000069341:Transitional Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016896:Treatment Outcome