Implementing moving and handling in higher education

Felstead, Ian; Angrave, Philip

doi:10.7748/ns2005.04.19.33.46.c3855

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“…In the UK, Higher Education Institutions are legally and professionally required to provide introductory education in patient handling prior to students’ first clinical placement, to be followed by annual updates and clinical teaching within practice placements (RCN 2000, HSC 2004, CSP 2008). The provision of education in patient handling for student nurses within Higher Education Institutions has been well debated (Kneafsey & Smallwood 2010, Felstead & Angrave 2005) and researched in the UK. Nursing students in Jootun and MacInnes (2005) study identified the continued gap between the ‘ideal’ version of moving and handling taught in university and that which occurred in practice.…”

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An exploration of undergraduate nursing and physiotherapy students’ views regarding education for patient handling

Kneafsey

Ramsay

Edwards

et al. 2012

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives. To ascertain the views of undergraduate student nurses and physiotherapists regarding their education in patient handling. Background. Musculo‐skeletal injuries are an important cause of staff sickness absence and attrition from the nursing profession and are a recognised problem within the physiotherapy profession. Nurses and physiotherapists are at risk of musculo‐skeletal injuries as a result of their role in assisting patients with movement. Methods. A questionnaire survey was undertaken of undergraduate nursing and physiotherapy students (n = 371) at one university. Results. Most students agreed that university teaching about moving and handling prepared them for clinical practice (64%). Over a third reported that they had never undertaken a written moving and handling risk assessment in clinical practice (38%). Almost half of the sample (40%) admitted undertaking unsafe moving and handling activities. Half (50%) also stated that they would rather ‘fit’ into the team than challenge unsafe practice. Almost a third (29%) stated that they had begun to experience pain since becoming a student. There were significant differences between nursing and physiotherapy students. Physiotherapy students were more likely to report being supervised when moving and handling and reported being more assertive about adhering to safe practice. Conclusions. The well‐being of both nursing and physiotherapy undergraduate students is threatened when students undertake work placements in clinical settings. University‐based education in safe patient handling, though important, can be undermined by workplace settings where unsafe practices occur. Collaboration is needed between university educators, managers and practice‐based mentors to support students to maintain safe approaches to moving and handling patients. Relevance to clinical practice. A third of students reported developing pain since becoming a healthcare student. Students entering their professions already injured may leave the workforce owing to poor physical well‐being. It is vital that the clinical workplace supports safe systems of working.

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