In nursing, we strive for excellence and safety in patient care. Our professional foundation is built on time-tested methods and practices. However, it’s time to … Continue reading From Third to First: Rethinking Patient Handling Techniques in Nursing Practice
Introduction: In the rapidly evolving world of healthcare, patient safety and caregiver well-being are paramount. One solution that’s steadily gaining momentum is the use of … Continue reading Taking Patient Care to New Heights: Understanding and Implementing Patient-Lift Devices
In our efforts as leaders to influence new ideas, strategies, change, and/or concepts, often there are countless theories and ideas to choose from. Depending on … Continue reading Systematically Applying Change Language to Change Processes
Over the past couple of years, I’ve written a lot about the various parts and pieces that make up safe patient handling (SPH) programs. If … Continue reading More Than Just Machines
As we celebrated patient safety week this month, I couldn’t help but ponder whether safe patient handling (SPH) practices created the type of solutions that … Continue reading Safe Patient Handling In High Reliability Organizations
Given the fast pace of nursing work environments, implementing innovative ideas or processes in clinical settings can be challenging. This is especially true if the … Continue reading Keeping It Simple
As mentioned in last month’s blog, which discussed the importance of equipment selections, I stated a few points to consider before making patient-lift equipment purchases. … Continue reading Improving the Use of Patient-Lift Devices
It’s common for those who see demonstrations of mechanical patient-lift equipment to praise them as excellent tools. But when it comes to using this equipment … Continue reading Your Choice but Staff’s Voice
As I prepare for my evening workout at the gym today, it’s more than likely that I will use weights greater than 35 pounds when … Continue reading Working-out or Lifting Patients
Just this past week, I encountered two situations that I found to be interesting. The first has to do with recommendations suggested by a committee … Continue reading Safe Patient Handling Equipment and Workplace Culture
