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Toolkit for Safe Patient Handling

Toolkit for Safe Patient Handling. Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN Director, Patient Safety Center of Inquiry Tampa VAMC audrey.nelson@va.gov. Guidebook for Facility Champions.

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Toolkit for Safe Patient Handling

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  1. Toolkit for Safe Patient Handling Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN Director, Patient Safety Center of Inquiry Tampa VAMC audrey.nelson@va.gov

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Products Coming Soon (to a VA Near You)

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

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