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Management Commitment (visible program champion) Employee Involvement (inc. Labor) A Business Plan (strategic & tactical) Program Management (program facilitator) Worksite Analysis Hazard Prevention & Control (SPH equipment and safe
work practices) Education & Training Disability Management (After Action Review) Culture (Behavior change re equipment use and sensitivity)
Planning for Sustainability
Components of Sustainable & Effective Safe Patient Handling Programs
Multifaceted programs are more effective than any single intervention.
(NIOSH, 1997; OSHA 1991 & 2003; VAH 2010)
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Is willing to take the time to educate, elicit feedback from, and provide regular updates to unit staff members about the SPH program and progress on the unit
Recognized as credible by those with whom they work and senior management
(Bergquist-Beringer et al 2009)
May have had a previous work related injury from patient handling
9Unit Based Safety Leader/Champions
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Example– Foundation and evidence base for SPH– Facility SPH program/policy information– How to teach and coach– Hands on equipment training– Return demonstration and teaching of other
champions in class– Assist to teach a staff SPH class with trainer– Follow-up by SPH coordinator on unit to review
skills, processes and answer questions
11Unit Based Safety Leader/Champion Programs
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Bergquist-Beringer et al (2009). Embracing the use of skin care champions. Nursing Management, 40(12): 19-24
Champions Improve Staff Education and Compliance with Pressure Ulcer Prevention Strategies (2013). Onslow Memorial HospitalJacksonville, North Carolina, USA
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Appoint a Safety Champion for Every Unit (2014). Retrieved from the Institute for Health Care Improvement http://www.ihi.org
Nelson, A. Matz M, Chen F, Siddharthan K , Lloyd J, Fragala G (2006). Development and Evaluation of a Multifaceted Ergonomics Program to Prevent Injuries Associated with Patient Handling Tasks. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 43(6):717–733.
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