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In our efforts to bring about effective change to our workplace processes, too often we overlook ourselves as the reason why our initiatives sometimes fail … Continue reading Adapting Leads to Outcomes

When most of us entered nursing practice, we recognized that lifting patients is an acceptable part of the job responsibilities, but rarely did we think … Continue reading A Lesson Learned From An Unlikely Source…Continued

As I recall one of my first experiences as a safe patient handling (SPH) consultant, I’m reminded of an unlikely department that introduced me to … Continue reading A Lesson Learned From An Unlikely Source

Although safe patient handling (SPH) programs are designed to reduce employee injuries related to manual patient lifting and repositioning, many programs are limited to being … Continue reading Safe Patient Handling: The Process Program

In last month’s blog, I wrote about the importance of equipment procurement from the standpoint of streamlining a purchasing process, understanding the complete value of … Continue reading Role of the safe patient handling coordinator in equipment procurement

In our efforts to discourage caregivers from manually lifting patients, it would seem logical to assume that the more patient-lift devices made available for staff … Continue reading Overspending on patient-lift devices leads to underproduction: More isn’t always better

As we ended 2017, I reflected on some of the feedback I’ve received from the blogs that I wrote during the year. Most people’s comments … Continue reading Focusing on Safe Patient Handling 2017-2018

In today’s nursing practice, varying opinions about how to best implement safe patient handling (SPH) programs exist. Some nurses offer suggestions based on personal experiences, … Continue reading Standardization creates limitations

Safe patient handling (SPH) is a much-needed solution to address widespread injuries occurring among nurses performing patient care. Injuries that result from manually lifting human … Continue reading Working within the parameters

Achieving the values associated with an injury prevention program such as safe patient handling (SPH) is rooted within the confines of its ability to gain … Continue reading Commitment is equivalent to successful implementations