Question

Explain two examples where can you apply safe patient handling mobility?

What are the ethical arguments for advocacy on SPHM programs and behaviors?

For healthcare professionals, what are the implications of ethics and safe patient handling and mobility?

Answer 1

#) Example of where we can apply safe patient handling & mobility :-

- keeping patients & HCW safe while lifting, turning, repositioning, transferring, & mobilizing patients

- using patient lifts and other SPHM technology instead of your bodies to lift, turn, reposition, transfer, & mobilize patients.

#) For healthcare professionals implications of ethics is to provide which is evidence based and based upon standards. Implications of SPHM is to reduce the risk of injury for both healthcare workers and patients while improving the quality of patient care.