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Lifting: why nurses follow bad practice

M Kane, K Parahoo

    Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
    |March 16, 1994
    PubMed
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    Third-year student nurses showed a concerning tendency to follow unsafe lifting practices dictated by staff nurses. This study highlights potential influences on student nurse decision-making regarding patient handling techniques.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing
    • Patient Safety
    • Healthcare Education

    Background:

    • Undergraduate nursing students require training in safe patient handling.
    • Ward practice may influence student adherence to safe lifting techniques.
    • Understanding student nurse decision-making in patient transfers is crucial.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate third-year undergraduate student nurses' use of lifting techniques.
    • To assess student nurses' potential to conform to ward practice in lift selection.
    • To identify factors influencing the selection of patient lifts by student nurses.

    Main Methods:

    • A questionnaire, including a vignette, was administered to 19 third-year undergraduate student nurses.
    • The study focused on the students' choices regarding lifting techniques in a simulated scenario.

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    Main Results:

    • 50% of student nurses indicated they would conform to a staff nurse's selection of a two-person lift, even if they recognized it as unsafe.
    • This suggests a potential conflict between learned safe practices and perceived hierarchical influence in ward settings.

    Conclusions:

    • Hierarchical influence and ward culture may override student nurses' knowledge of safe lifting techniques.
    • Further research is needed to explore variables influencing lift selection and to develop strategies for promoting safe patient handling.
    • Educational interventions should address the complexities of decision-making in real-world clinical environments.