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Safe Patient Handling Training for Schools of Nursing (2009)
Waters, T.R.,
Nelson, A.L.
Hughes, N., & Menzel,
N. NIOSH Publication No.: 2009-127. The curriculum was developed in partnership
with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the
Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and the American Nurses Association (ANA).
This Safe Patient Handling
(SPH) curriculum consists of
four main elements:
1. A narrated, approximately
2-hour slide presentation which can be downloaded from the NIOSH webpage or
can be viewed via the web.
2. A series of algorithms
(i.e., decision tools that help nurses assess patient needs to decide which
equipment is appropriate for a specific patient handling activity)
3. Didactic materials
4. Laboratory activities
Go to
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-127/ for more information and to download
the “Safe Patient Handling and Movement” presentation and curriculum.
The training program has four main objectives:
1. Provide evidence-based training on SPH to
instructors at schools of nursing so that they can teach SPH methods to
students.
2. Ensure that the training is sound and that the
curriculum is effective in improving the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of
the students.
3. Provide a full range of educational tools
nursing educators can use to increase effectiveness of the training program (see
Tool Kit for Safe Patient Handling and Movement Training Program).
4. Encourage all nursing educators at schools of
nursing to use the evidence-based, safe-patient-handling curriculum module and
recommended laboratory activities for nurse training.
For more
extensive information about
Safe Patient Handling consult:
The Illustrated Guide to Safe Patient Handling and Movement
(2009).
Nelson, A.L., Motacki , K, Menzel,
N. New York, NY. Springer Publishing.
This publication includes a DVD that demonstrates the use of SPH equipment as
described in the book and also a special guide for nursing instructors.
Safe Patient Handling and
Movement: A Practical Guide for Health Care Professionals (2006). Audrey Nelson Editor.
Springer Publishing.
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Assessment Criteria and Care Plan for Safe Patient Handling and Movement and the
Algorithms from the VA Sunshine Health Care Network - VISN 8 Patient
Safety Center of Inquiry,
Tampa, FL
Effectiveness of an
evidence-based curriculum module in nursing schools targeting safe patient
handling and movement (2007). Nelson A, Waters T, Menzel N, Hughes N, Hagan
P, Powell-Cope G, Sedlak C, & Thompson V. Int J Nurs Educ Scholarship 4(1):
Article 26.
Faculty Perceptions of Implementing an
Evidence-Based Safe Patient Handling Nursing Curriculum Module
(2008). Powell-Cope G, Hughes N, Nelson A, & Sedlak C. OJIN 13(3).
“Handle With Care“ and other Safe Patient Handling resources
from the American Nurses Association.
Learning safe patient handling
skills: Student nurse experiences of university and practice based
education(2007).
Kneafsey, R., &
Haigh, C.
Nurse Education Today
2007(27):832–839.
Myths and Facts About Back
Injuries in Nursing(2003) Nelson, A.,
et al.
American Journal of Nursing,
103(2): 32-41.
Preventing musculoskeletal
disorders in nurses: developing a safe patient handling curriculum module for
schools of nursing (2007). Menzel N, Hughes N, Waters T, Shores L, & Nelson
A. Nurse Education 32(3):130–135.
Safe Patient Handling and
Movement
(2003)
Nelson, A.
American Journal of Nursing,
103(2):32-43.
When is it Safe to Manually Lift
a Patient? (2007).Waters, T.R. American Journal of Nursing, 107(8), 53-59.
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