toolkit for safe patient handling audrey nelson, phd, rn director, patient safety center of inquiry...
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Toolkit for Safe Patient Handling
Audrey Nelson, PhD, RNDirector, Patient Safety Center of
InquiryTampa VAMC
Guidebook for Facility Champions
Purpose: To provide step-by-step assistance to support successful program development, implementation, sustainment, and evaluation.
Description: Web-based document (You have received a copy on CD as well)
Target Audience: Designated Facility Champions and Alternates
Safe Patient Handling Book
Purpose: To provide step-by-step assistance to support successful program development, implementation, sustainment, and evaluation.
Description: Book, published by Springer Target Audience:
Designated Facility Champions and Alternates Facility Safety Committees Unit Peer Leaders Direct Care Providers
Bariatric Toolkit
Purpose: To promote safe patient handling of morbidly obese patients and address special dignity issues associated with their care.
Description: Web-based document (You have received a copy on CD as well)
Target Audience: Direct care providers
Sling Toolkit
Purpose: To promote safety, comfort and dignity associated with patient handling by focusing on common problems associated with slings.
Description: Web-based document (You have received a copy on CD as well)
Target Audience: Direct care providers
Technology Resource Guide
Purpose: To summarize available SPH equipment by categories
Description: Web-based document (You have received a copy on CD as well)
Target Audience: Direct care providers
Patient Assessment Form & Algorithms
Purpose: To standardize patient assessment and decisions related to selection of what type of equipment and how many caregivers are needed to safely perform high risk tasks.
Description: Web-based document (You may want to ) place these on CPRS); published in book as well
Target Audience: Direct care providers
Facility Policy Template for SPH
Purpose: To provide a sample of appropriate wording for SPHM policy that can be adapted at each facility
Description: Web-based document (You have received a copy in the SPH book as well)
Target Audience: Facility Champions Facility Safety Committee
Safe Patient Handling Logo
Purpose: To promote “branding” and easy recognition of
safe patient handling program; To facilitate marketing; To sustain interest in program over time
Description: Web-based logo ready for use (You have received a copy on CD as well)
Target Audience: Designated Facility Champions and Alternates
Five Staff Education Tools
Purpose: To introduce key stakeholder groups to the safe patient handling program
Description: Web-based document (You have received a copy on CD as well)
Target Audience: Facility Committee Direct Care Providers Senior Leaders Orientation for new staff
Patient Education Tool
Purpose: To introduce patients and families to the safe patient handling program
Description: Web-based document (You have received a copy on CD as well). Consider placing on VA TV channel for easy access.
Target Audience: Patients, Families
Products Coming Soon (to a VA Near You)
Guidebook for Unit Peer Leaders
Purpose: To provide step-by-step assistance to support successful program development, implementation, sustainment, and evaluation.
Description: Web-based document Target Audience: Unit Peer Leaders
SPH Evidence Tables
Purpose: To provide a succinct summary of all research studies and review articles associated with safe patient handling.
Description: Searchable web-based document
Target Audience: Designated Facility Champions and Alternates Researchers
Illustrated Guide for SPH
Purpose: To provide step-by-step assistance to support successful program development, implementation, sustainment, and evaluation.
Description: Book, published by Springer (to be published spring 2009)
Target Audience: Designated Facility Champions and Alternates Facility Safety Committees Unit Peer Leaders Direct Care Providers