This discussion question is quite prescient as I am drafting a survey for the Hospital where I work concerning what is called Safe Patient Handling and the training surrounding it. From a regulatory standpoint, a Hospital is required to safely handle patients during transfer to treatment, from bed to chair and from another medical device back to bed. Our facility maintains a policy which is considered minimal lift meaning a staff member will utilize equipment to maneuver a patient before using their physical strength in a mechanical fashion to move said patient. I am a member of the Safe Patient Handling Committee and was tasked to draft the survey to determine firstly where and what type of training was needed in Nursing departments and lastly
