Walking after surgery with a frame

Setting: Postoperative rehabilitation ward

Anne Lewis, 74, is preparing for discharge after surgery. The latest mobility assessment supports the frame with the documented assistance level; her narrow bathroom approach has not been assessed.

Task

Explore identity concerns and living alone.
Clarify the narrow hallway and bathroom route.
Explain the current frame-and-assistance assessment.
Arrange relevant manoeuvre assessment and discharge-team discussion before changing mobility advice.

Walking after surgery with a frame consultation plan

The current mobility assessment supports walking with the frame and the agreed assistance level.
Independent walking without it has not yet been assessed.
The physiotherapist can assess hallway-related manoeuvres and arrange a home-layout discussion with the discharge team.
Discharge mobility advice will be reviewed after the assessment, not promised in advance.
Anne Lewis, 74, is preparing for discharge after surgery. The latest mobility assessment supports the frame with the documented assistance level; her narrow bathroom approach has not been assessed.

Fictional scenario information supplied for this examination exercise; not medical guidance for real patients.