Darla K. Topley
University of Virginia Health System, USA
Biography
As a retired military nurse, she has travelled the world being involved with many types of health care systems. Presently she is at an academic health care system that is patient centered involved in improving the health care. Her nursing expertise is in critical care nursing where she believe patient mobility can improve patient outcomes and standard work via a multidisciplinary team approach. Currently she is an CardiacNurseSpecialist in a cardiac thoracic ICU. She has published articles, research and presented at conferences on patient mobility.
Abstract
Abstract : Let’s Move It: Progressive mobility in the cardiac intensive and acute care environment