Security in Healthcare Toolkit
Guidelines/Recommendations
Safe Patient Handling Programs: Learn from the Leaders
This document provides information from leading hospitals that have implemented and benefitted from safe patient handling...
Webinar Slides
Veterans Health Administration: A Model Safe Patient Handling and Movement Program
A PowerPoint presentation presenting a sample model for a safe patient handling and movement program.
Guidelines/Recommendations
Massachusetts Nurses Association: Safe Patient Handling Toolkit
A comprehensive guide to safe patient handling from the Massachusetts Nurses Association. The guide addresses many issues...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Safe Patient Handling: Busting the Myths
Facts about moving patients, the use of mechanical equipment and creating a change of culture.
Assessment tools
Safe Patient Handling: A Self-Assessment
This self-assessment tool examines the number and nature of patient handling injuries occurring in your organization.
Checklists
Safe Patient Handling Program Checklist
Use this checklist to compare your current policies and practices against best practices in safe patient handling.
Assessment tools
Duke Moves: The Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool
This bedside mobility assessment tool can be utilized to test a patient’s ability to move safely.
Flyer/Sign/Poster
Need a Lift? Just Ask Flyer
Post this flyer in patient rooms to remind them to call if they need to be moved or lifted.
Guidelines/Recommendations
Lifting and Material Handling
Injuries in the workplace are frequently caused by lifting heavy items. This document provides tips on the correct way to...
Guidelines/Recommendations
Functional Activity and Mobility: Documentation for Hospitalized Adults from Johns Hopkins
Tools for improving patient outcomes in activity and mobility. It addresses incorporating safe patient handling into care...
Guidelines/Recommendations
AORN Guidance Statement: Safe Patient Handling and Movement in the Perioperative Setting
This guide provides resources for safe patient handling and movement in surgical areas. It was developed by identifying...
Assessment tools
Duke Moves: BMAT-Adult Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool
Nurses can use this tool to assess patient mobility at the bedside. It facilitates decision making as to the proper lifting...
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Workers' Compensation Symposium
Our annual symposium offers the latest on trends and changes in the healthcare workers’ compensation industry.
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Management of Liability Risks in Healthcare Contracts
Dive into emerging trends in liability claims, unpack the essentials of contractual risk transfer, and explore what to include in your agreements.
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Creating and Maintaining a Collaborative Partnership with Law Enforcement
Join us to gain useful strategies for fostering positive relationships with law enforcement in healthcare.
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