Any time you have lifts, other devices, you must have a policy to support use of these. Were your CNA's trained to use the lifts? How much assistance were they taught to use for each lift? Don't back yourself into a corner without reviewing what staff has been trained on. Also, the company that you bought the lifts from generally have standardized policies that you can adjust to fit your facility.
Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: Sally Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 1:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Standing Lift Policy--Emergency Requst Surveyors are here, asking us for our policy for standing lift transfers. Our policy has always been one assist for a standing lift, two for Hoyer-type. What does everyone else do? And is there a reference I can cite? We use Medi-Man/ Medi-Maid lifts. I have two hours to get the answer. HELP!!!! Thanks, Sally /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
