Safe Patient Handling and Mobility: Interprofessional National Standards

Safe Patient Handling and Mobility: Interprofessional National Standards
No health care worker should face the constant risk of instantaneous or cumulative musculoskeletal injury from lifting, moving, and re-positioning health care recipients, when assistive technology that has been proven effective is available. Likewise, health care recipients should no longer be exposed to an injury risk – or an affront to their dignity – from manual patient handling. The Standards set the path to a stronger culture of safety and higher quality of care.

• The Movement Toward a Vigorous Culture of Safety (Press Release)
• Teleconference – Launch of ANA’s Safe Patient Handling and Mobility: Interprofessional National Standards (Audio - 29:26)
  Experts present the background and goals of the initiative to implement comprehensive SPHM program across the care continuum with guidance of the new national standards:
  • Suzy Harrington, DNP, RN, MCHES, director, ANA’s Department for Health, Safety, and Wellness
  • Karen Daley, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANA president
  • Mary Matz, MSPH, CPE, CSPHP, national program manager for patient care ergonomics, Veterans Health Administration
  • Ronda Fritz, MA, BSN, RN, Safe Patient Handling Facility Champion, VA-Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System
  • Robert Williamson, MS, BSN, RN, CWCP, director of associate safety, Ascension Health

• The Safe Patient Handling and Mobility book: A Sampler
• Safe Patient Handling and Mobility: Creating the Framework (video)
• Frequently Asked Questions
• SPHM Overview
• Myth vs. Reality
• Navigating the Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Interprofessional National Standards Webinar
• Infographic: Survey Results, Injury Stats, Lift Estimate
• SPHM Work Group: A Diverse Array of Professionals