Safe Patient Handling and Mobility

The Need for Safe Patient Handling and Mobility
(SPHM) Standards
Development of the SPHM Standards
Concept Testing
Focus Groups
Formation of Work Group and National Summit
Setting the Foundation
SPHM Standards Drafted
Public Comment
Review and Revisions
Trends and Issues Influencing the Development of the
SPHM Standards
A Paradigm Shift to Safety: The Elimination of Manual
Handling
Demographics and Characteristics of U.S. Healthcare
Population
Healthcare Recipient vs. Patient
The Interprofessional Healthcare Team
Continuum of Care
Culture of Safety
Use of SPHM to Promote Mobility and Improve Safety
Safe Lifting Limits
Evolution of SPHM Technology
Barriers to SPHM Technology Use
Learning Healthcare Systems
Quality and Safety Measures
SPHM Funding
Return to Work
Legal SPHM Requirements
Organization and Intent of the SPHM Standards
Interprofessional Standards of Safe Patient
Handling and Mobility
Standard 1. Establish a Culture of Safety
Standard 2. Implement and Sustain a Safe Patient
Handling and Mobility (SPHM) Program
Standard 3. Incorporate Ergonomic Design
Principles to Provide a Safe
Environment of Care
Standard 4. Select, Install, and Maintain SPHM
Technology
Standard 5. Establish a System for Education,
Training, and Maintaining Competence
Standard 6. Integrate Patient-Centered SPHM
Assessment, Plan of Care, and Use of
SPHM Technology
Standard 7. Include SPHM in Reasonable
Accommodation and Post-Injury
Return to Work
Standard 8. Establish a Comprehensive
Evaluation System
Glossary
Appendix A. Evaluative Tools, Strategies, and Resources
Appendix B. Key Publications and Programs
References and Bibliography