As populations continue to grow and age, there is an increasing demand for acute hospital care. Terminology such as ‘winter pressures’ has now been relabelled to ‘capacity pressures’ as it becomes an all-round challenge, not just seasonally. Our patients are getting older, sicker, and more vulnerable with increasing challenges such as pressure ulcers and falls requiring prompt action.
Plus Sized Patient Care Clinicians are facing a new reality of patient dynamics; older, larger, sicker and more vulnerable. The care of a plus-size patient can be extremely complex from physical to psychological, in addition to the multitude of comorbidities often present with obesity.
ITU & Critical Care Immobility is a common pathway by which a host of diseases and problems can produce further disability. Patients in ITU who are chronically ill are particularly susceptible to the adverse effects of prolonged immobility. It is well documented that early mobilisation will improve patients’ outcomes.
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