Safety in the Work Place: Safe Patient Handling and Mobility
By definition, a nurse is a person who is formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. A nurse is someone that a patient and the patient’s family can trust. I think being a nurse is a great field to work in. A nurse has many job requirements, one of them is safe patient handling and mobility. Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Safe patient handling and mobility should be used in the health care field to prevent patients being hurt and health care workers being hurt. According to the American Nurses Association (2013) “Safe Patient Handling and Mobility: Interprofessional National Standards,” contains eight overarching principles
By definition, a nurse is a person who is formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. A nurse is someone that a patient and the patient’s family can trust. I think being a nurse is a great field to work in. A nurse has many job requirements, one of them is safe patient handling and mobility. Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Safe patient handling and mobility should be used in the health care field to prevent patients being hurt and health care workers being hurt. According to the American Nurses Association (2013) “Safe Patient Handling and Mobility: Interprofessional National Standards,” contains eight overarching principles