"…studies confirm that the implementation of Safe Patient Handling and Movement Programs in health-care settings significantly reduces and prevents incidents of musculoskeletal injuries among caregivers."


Vivienne E. Friday, MSN, RN, Connecticut Nursing News, June, July & August 2007, Vol. 80, Issue 2

LONG TERM CARE 

Long Term Care facilities across the nation strive to provide safe and effective care for their residents.  A successful safe resident handling program integrated into the delivery of care enables care providers the ability to safely mobilize residents for bathing, socialization, dining and toileting.  Creating a sustainable program includes merging the safe resident protocols permanently into the resident care interventions as well as the creation of an employee policy.  Ongoing development and reinforcement of safe resident handling practices ensures the safest lifting, transferring and repositioning of the residents.
 

As of July 2009, Prevent, Inc.'s "Get A Lift!"® Program has been implemented in more than 500 long term care facilities.

The top 10 reasons Prevent, Inc.'s "Get A Lift!"® Program is successful in providing a safer care environment in long term care facilities:

  1. Provides a safe resident handling policy structure with support processes which integrates into resident care interventions and effectively reinforces the use of resident handling equipment.
  2. Determines the type and quantity of resident handling equipment needed through an assessment of the facility.
  3. Provides support to ensure resident handling equipment is adequate, visible, available and functional at all times.
  4. Works with caregivers at the bedside and mentors the change in their care delivery practices.
  5. Identifies and resolves physical barriers to thenresident handling devices prior to the enforcement of the policy.
  6. Mentoring of staff development coordinators and/or facility trainers to ensure newly hired caregivers are provided effective training on the safe resident handling program
  7. Provide ongoing resources, training and evaluations necessary to effectively change the caregiver's care delivery
  8. Provides managers with the resources necessary to adopt and support the safe resident handing practices with their words and their actions.
  9. Provides residents and their families information and demonstrations of the safe resident handling program and how it provides a safer care environment.
  10. Explores effective resolutions for resident's refusals of the use of handling devices.

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Jeanette McDaniel
RN, BSN

Director of Long Term Care and Assisted Living Operations

Oversees and directs the implementation and follow up of the "Get A Lift!" Program in long term care and assisted living communities; directs and manages Prevent, Inc.'s professional nurses who provide the hands-on training and support.

For 10 years, Jeanette's passion, energy and excellent clinical knowledge have ensured the continued success of the "Get A Lift!"® Program.

 

Nursing education and experience for 13 years include:

  • BSN - University of Tennessee, cum laude
  • ADN - Walters State Community College, magna cum laude
  • LPN - Knoxville City Schools
  • Experienced as a circulating/scrub nurse (Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville TN)
  • RN night supervisor for Hillcrest Medical Institute ( 14 units, 400+ bed facility)
  • 4H Club Volunteer leader, 32 years