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The Safe Patient Handling Steering Committee makes no representations or warranties as to the quality, content, nature, or reliability of the information contained in this website, including but not limited to its currency, accuracy, or completeness. You expressly agree that use of this site, including all content or date distributed by, downloaded, or accessed from or through this site, is at your own risk.
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Safe Patient Handling Programs: A Best Practices Guide for Washington Hospitals
 The guide , prepared by the University of Washington Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Science (DEOHS), is intended to provide the knowledge and tools to improve patient handling practices in the hospital setting, which will lead to the prevention of staff and patient injuries.
The guide serves as an excellent resource for hospitals wishing to establish a safe patient handling program or to patient handling practices. This guide references many excellent resources that have been developed in the past decade, integrated with case studies.
Best Practices Guide for Wahsington Hospitals, Full Version or by chapter:
- Introduction and Background
- The Safe Patient Handling Committee
- Safe Patient Handling Policy and Program
- Assessing Risks
- Safe Patient Handling Considerations in Bariatric Care
- Selection, Purchase, and Management of Equipment
- Design Consideration During Remodeling, New Construction, or Patient Handling Equipment Installation
- Training and Program Sustainability
- Evaluation Your Safe Patient Handling Program
- Reference and Resources
- Appendices
FAT BIAS IN SAFE PATIENT HANDLING, An Interview with Rock and Cheryl Bowman. Help healthcare workers better understand the perceptions of bariatric patients care. To view this article fat bias in safe patient handling.
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