#154: Why Immobility Is Your #1 Enemy

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Straight A Nursing

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Education

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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A key concept you will start hearing about from almost the first day of nursing school is immobility. If your vision of being a nurse had to do with getting the sick people tucked in and snug in their beds, then you are in for a surprise. As great as it sounds to tuck our patients in and let them rest, it’s actually one of the worst things we can do. Immobility is actually enemy #1 in nursing, and for so many reasons. After you listen to this episode, you’ll be getting everyone you can up and out of bed! ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Straight A Nursing App - Study on-the-go with the Straight A Nursing app! Review more than 5,000 flashcards covering a wide range of subjects including Fundamentals, Pediatrics, Med Surg, Mental Health, Maternal Newborn, and more! Available for free in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Clinical Success Pack - One of the best ways to fast-track your clinical learning is having the right tools. This pack includes report sheets, sheets to help you plan your day, a clinical debrief form, and a patient safety cheat sheet. 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you ever wished that you had a direct line to your pediatrician to ask all the questions that constantly crop up while parenting? We sure have.
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0:28.1	Streaming Now. Hey there everybody it's Nurse Mo. Welcome back to the Strady Nursing Podcast.
0:40.0	Hey there everybody it's Nurse Mo.
0:42.0	Welcome back to the Strady Nursing
0:44.2	podcast. I'm so excited to be spending a little bit of time with you today as we
0:50.8	dive into episode 154 which is all about immobility enemy of the people.
0:58.2	We'll talk about that in just a second.
1:01.2	First it's time to give a little bit of love to Elise for writing this wonderful review.
1:08.9	So for our listener shout out, hey Elise, here's what you said. Past the Inclex. I really appreciate this and I'm
1:19.3	especially thankful for Nurse Mo. I read her book before nursing school used her notes
1:27.0	planner and podcast.
1:30.0	I especially love the pod quiz episodes and the encouragement to stay active.
1:36.2	My dogs were also happy for the extra walk time.
1:39.2	Well, Elise, I am thrilled that you and your pups got to go out and do walks while we studied together.
1:45.9	I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did and congrats on getting through your licensing exam. I guess I should have said Elise RN when I introduced you.
1:57.5	Okay, you guys, so if you're wondering what planner she's talking about, I do have a planner that I make just for nursing students. It is a
2:05.0	printable planner or in a digital format so that you can use it with your iPad or your
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