mateo1972

in my work area, we have nurses of different ages and sizes. And when we got our hovermat we are getting resistance from our younger nurses on using it. We are having a debate or discussion on the timing or application of the mat. The older overworked nurses feels it should be use for patient @ 175 and above, however younger nurses feel that only use it for 215 and above. The cost for the mat is 80.00, I get that we are trying to save $. Are there any evidence based practices out there that you know of ?

Looking into learning some current hospital policy for ambulatory surgery on safe patient handling specifically on Hovermats.