Feasibility of implementing an innovative manual handling risk assessment training program for staff working in long-term care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Risk Assessment for moving Individuals SafEly (RAISE) program is a hospital-based manual handling nursing training program. RAISE involves upskilling on continual risk assessment during patient-assisted movements. RAISE aims to optimise staff and patient safety while providing the patient with movement and rehabilitation opportunities. Implementation of RAISE in the hospital setting has been established. The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of implementing RAISE in the long-term care setting.

Methods

We examined three feasibility domains: acceptability, practicality, and limited efficacy (observed nursing behaviour change which has the potential to reduce nursing injuries), using a prospective pilot pre-post design in the long-term care setting

SUBMITTER: Brusco NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10092908 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature