Nursing Concepts: Mobility

Mobility is a task that can be automatic or overwhelming to patients. Featuring case studies, questions and answers, text key points and study cards, this text explains the concept of mobility to nurses. Nine components of mobility are discussed including transfers and bed mobility.

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Mobility is a task that can be automatic or overwhelming to patients. Featuring case studies, questions and answers, text key points and study cards, this text explains the concept of mobility to nurses. The nine components of mobility discussed are lower extremity/leg movement; upper extremity/arm movement; overall body movement; bed mobility; ambulation on different surfaces; transfers; manipulation of stairs; wheelchair mobility; and travelling distances. Designed for nursing students with integrated curricula programmes as well as practising nurses, the "Nursing Concepts" series provides conceptually based information that should be useful across speciality areas and development stages.