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Safe Patient Handling and Movement
Key Objective
To develop and test innovations and decrease risk related to patient handling and movement.
Safe Patient Handling Program and Facility Design: Directive 2010-032
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Conferences/Calls for Abstracts
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Safe Patient Handling Nursing School Curriculum Module
NIOSH Publication 2009-127 Safe Patient Handling and Movement Web-Based Training
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AACN Presentations
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The Development of Policies for Patient Lifting in Acute Care Settings (Powerpoint)
Rick Barker, MA, CPE
Safe Patient Handling and Movement in High Risk Units (Powerpoint)
Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Patient Care Ergonomics Resource Guide
Ergo Guide, Part 1 (PDF)
Ergo Guide, Part 2 (PDF)
Safe Patient Handling Guidebook for Facility Champions/Coordinators
Safe Patient Handling Guidebook (Word)
Safe Patient Handling Unit Binder for Peer Leaders & Staff
Safe Patient Handling Unit Binder (Word)
Algorithms for Safe Patient Handling and Movement
Assessment Form and Algorithms (Word)
Bariatrics Toolkit
Bariatrics Toolkit Options
Slings Toolkit
Slings Toolkit Options
Technology Resource Guide
Technology Resource Guide (Word)
No Lift Policy Draft
Draft of a safe patient handling and movement policy in development for one of the nursing home units in Tampa (PDF)
Restraint Policy Draft
Draft of a national restraint policy being developed relating to fall prevention (PDF)
Facility Safe Patient Handling Policy Draft
Draft of a safe patient handling and movement policy you can adapt for your facility (Word)
Safety Huddle
More information about this highly successful method of knowledge transfer (PDF) (Brochure)
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Safe Patient Handling in Inpatient Psychiatry
The area of inpatient psychiatry presents unique challenges to organizations seeking to implement a safe patient handling (SPH) program. With existing equipment such as ceiling-mounted lifts providing opportunities for patients to harm themselves or others, and floor-based or sit-to-stand lifts proving incompatible with the platform beds present in psychiatric units, maintaining a work environment that reduces the caregiver's risk of back and other musculoskeletal injury is difficult. Following a literature search and review on the subject of safe patient handling and psychiatry, a review of environmental design guidelines for inpatient psychiatric units, discussions with clinical staff and experts in this field, and a review of existing patient handling equipment specifically made to be used in a psychiatric unit, it was determined that there were two key areas of equipment development that would be required to meet the safe patient handling needs of this type of unit in and around the immediate vicinity of the patient's bed area. This report highlights the process by which a list of criteria was developed for the design of a height adjustable platform bed that meets the design guidelines for psychiatric units, and a list of criteria that articulates changes that could be made to existing SPH equipment design to meet the needs of this patient group and be compatible with the platform beds used in inpatient psychiatric units.
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Communication Strategies Presentations
Conference Presentation: Strategies to Foster Communications/Matz
Knowledge Transfer/Communication Channels
Knowledge Transfer/Communication Sample
Meetings/Conference Call Agenda
Communication Outline Template
Safe Patient Handling Bibliography
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