nurseingforlife

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1. Weight nurses required to lift?

   nurseingforlife replied to psychnurse1998's topic in General Nursing

   We use a company called Romedic to lower our injuries. They have been fantastic and i love the devices they have. We have sheets used to reposition patients that stay on the bed. And ceiling lifts...

2. No lift policy

   nurseingforlife replied to PaulG's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   There is another swedish company called Romedic i think it's romedic.com. There products a service are

3. Lifting and Handling Techniques

   nurseingforlife replied to CCURN's topic in International Nursing

   We use romedic products from sliding sheets to ceiling lifts. They have been a fantastic company and back saver for sure. There are other companies too that we looked at. I'm sure you can find them...

4. Can I work in ICU despite back problems?

   nurseingforlife replied to avlis's topic in MICU, SICU

   People are right on the point of no lifting policies. I work at a hospital that has one and I do hardly any lifting at all and it is great. The problem is finding these facilities who truely have...

5. Lifting with family members

   nurseingforlife replied to ballardfam's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   We just explain to them it's hospital policy. If they question that we tell them the truth. That if they or the patient was hurt doing that transfer then the hospital will be liable. The company we...

6. Lifting patients

   nurseingforlife replied to slacky25's topic in General Nursing

   We have two brands of ceiling lifts. We had 4 rooms with one brand and the rest of the hospital in the other. I don't want to talk bad about the brand we don't like. But the brand we did like is...

7. safe patient handling--ceiling lifts

   nurseingforlife replied to lee1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   We looked at about 7 brands of lifts for about 6 months and ended up going with Romedic. They where kind of high priced compared to some. We went with them though because they where very helpful and...

8. Lift Teams in your Hospital?

   nurseingforlife replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

   We hired a company called Romedic to install lifts on the ceiling. They provided us with a thing called a topsheet for turning. It has been nothing short of fantastic for us. We did not go with the...