Nursing Schools
This section has been developed solely to aid nursing schools in developing curricula on Safe Lifting Practices and to assist students with research. The section contains only a selection of the numerous resources available on the Safe Lifting Portal. Please surf around to become familiar with the multitude of tools on the site. New tools are announced monthly in the Safe Lifting Newsletter. Please sign up here. Safe Lifting Portal runs on input from its users, so please send ideas and comments to Melissa.Nowitz@liko.com.
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Safe Patient Handling Nursing School Curriculum Toolkit
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| Flash Presentation: SPHM Curriculum from NIOSH |
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SPHM Curriculum from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing |
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Articles/Resources: |
Nursing Students Help Research Nursing Back Injury Prevention |
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Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Curriculum Module in Nursing Schools Targeting Safe Patient Handling and Movement |
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A Resource Guide for Implementing a Safe Patient Handling Program in the Acute Care Setting |
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ANA - Safe Patient Handling and Movement |
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The Safe Lifting Library
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Classroom Handouts (Free): |
| Article Series |
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5 Part Series reprinted from American Nurse Today |
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| Ask the Lift Doctor Booklet |
Q/A Compiled from the Popular Safe Lifting News Column |
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| CEU Booklets |
CEU Credits for Case Managers (Free) and RNs. |
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| Check Lists |
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10 Secrets to Success in Starting a Program |
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| Injury Statistics |
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How Big is the Nursing Injuries Problem? |
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| Posters |
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Seven Deadly Sins of Unsafe Lifting |
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| Starter Kit Request |
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Order a Free Safe Lifting Program Starter Kit |
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| White Papers |
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| St. Francis Success Story |
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