Chapter Nine Ethics and Safe Patient Handing and Mobility 1 2 Extent of the Problem Safe Patient Handing and Mobility (SPHM) is a concern for patients, family members, and healthcare professionals. SPHM involves safety when lifting, re-positioning, and transferring patients. Formal issue of concern since the 1980s 3 Barriers to SPHM Implementation of best practices is limited by: Lack of knowledge. Perceptions of the use of equipment. Gender of the caregivers. Equipment. 4 Problem Solving There is a need to further SPHM by influencing the work culture. Costs of programs is a concern, but programs save money and prevent injury. State legislation will assist. Professional association campaigns address issues. 5 Ethical Concerns Nonmaleficence is a major ethics application for SPHM. Nonmaleficience is also a cardinal ethics principle for healthcare providers. Using evidence-based practices can prevent harm. 6 Ethical Concerns Nonmaleficence also includes educating patients and family members on SPHM to prevent harm. Changing systems and making appropriate referrals are also part of nonmaleficence. 7 Ethical Concerns Beneficence is also an ethics concern in SPHM. It means that do the best for others. Beneficence includes maintaining the dignity of patients. Beneficence also goes beyond the patient to include the family members. 8 Ethical Concerns Beneficence includes concern for staff members. It is beneficent to prevent the staff injury by using SPHM. Preventing injury also includes ethical stewardship. SPHM practices honor the dignity and value of patient, family, and staff. 9 Ethical Concerns Social justice is also included in SPHM practices. SPHM practices decrease the possibility of injury, which reduces costs of worker’s compensation, insurance, and staff replacement costs. 10 In Summary… 11 11 Florida National University PHI1635 Biomedical Ethics: Assignment Week 5 Case Study: Chapter 9 Objective: The students will complete a Case study tasks that contribute the opportunity to produce and apply the thoughts learned in this and previous coursework to examine a real-world scenario. This scenario will illustrate through example the practical importance and implications of various roles and functions of a long-term care settings. As a result of this assignment, students will be better able to comprehend, scrutinize and assess respectable superiority and performance by all institutional employees. ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES (10%): Students will critically measure the readings from Chapter 9 in your textbook. This assignment is planned to help you examination, evaluation, and apply the readings and strategies to your of a long-term care settings You need to read the PowerPoint Presentation assigned for week 5 and develop a 3-4 page paper reproducing your understanding and capability to apply the readings to your long-term care settings. Each paper must be typewritten with 12-point font and double-s.

1. Chapter Nine
Ethics and Safe Patient Handing and Mobility
1
2
Extent of the Problem
Safe Patient Handing and Mobility (SPHM) is a concern for
patients, family members, and healthcare professionals.
SPHM involves safety when lifting, re-positioning, and
transferring patients.
Formal issue of concern since the 1980s
3
Barriers to SPHM
Implementation of best practices is limited by:
Lack of knowledge.
Perceptions of the use of equipment.
Gender of the caregivers.
Equipment.
4
Problem Solving
There is a need to further SPHM by influencing the work
culture.
Costs of programs is a concern, but programs save money and

2. prevent injury.
State legislation will assist.
Professional association campaigns address issues.
5
Ethical Concerns
Nonmaleficence is a major ethics application for SPHM.
Nonmaleficience is also a cardinal ethics principle for
healthcare providers.
Using evidence-based practices can prevent harm.
6
Ethical Concerns
Nonmaleficence also includes educating patients and family
members on SPHM to prevent harm.
Changing systems and making appropriate referrals are also part
of nonmaleficence.
7
Ethical Concerns
Beneficence is also an ethics concern in SPHM.
It means that do the best for others.
Beneficence includes maintaining the dignity of patients.
Beneficence also goes beyond the patient to include the family
members.
8
Ethical Concerns
Beneficence includes concern for staff members.
It is beneficent to prevent the staff injury by using SPHM.
Preventing injury also includes ethical stewardship.

3. SPHM practices honor the dignity and value of patient, family,
and staff.
9
Ethical Concerns
Social justice is also included in SPHM practices.
SPHM practices decrease the possibility of injury, which
reduces costs of worker’s compensation, insurance, and staff
replacement costs.
10
In Summary…
11
11
Florida National University
PHI1635 Biomedical Ethics: Assignment Week 5
Case Study: Chapter 9
Objective: The students will complete a Case study tasks that
contribute the opportunity to produce and apply the thoughts
learned in this and previous coursework to examine a real-world
scenario. This scenario will illustrate through example the
practical importance and implications of various roles and
functions of a long-term care settings. As a result of this
assignment, students will be better able to comprehend,
scrutinize and assess respectable superiority and performance
by all institutional employees.

4. ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES (10%):
Students will critically measure the readings from Chapter 9 in
your textbook. This assignment is planned to help you
examination, evaluation, and apply the readings and strategies
to your of a long-term care settings
You need to read the PowerPoint Presentation assigned for week
5 and develop a 3-4 page paper reproducing your understanding
and capability to apply the readings to your long-term care
settings. Each paper must be typewritten with 12-point font and
double-spaced with standard margins. Follow APA Style 7th
edition format when referring to the selected articles and
include a reference page.
EACH PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1. Introduction (25%) Provide a brief synopsis of the meaning
(not a description) of each Chapter and articles you read, in
your own words that will apply to the case study presented.
2. Your Critique (50%)
Case study: Supporting job applications from disabled people:
improving confidence and work experience for disabled people -
Frimley Park Hospital
Background
In its employment equality compliance report for 2015/2016,
the Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust)
noted that it had received fewer job applications from disabled
people than might be expected, given that eight percent of the
population in its catchment area is estimated to have a
disability.
Although disability is generally underreported among applicants
in the job market, the Trust felt that a specific commitment was
needed in order to encourage more disabled people to apply for
jobs at the Trust. Mindful of the specific duties (under the
Public Sector Equality Duty), the hospital defined the following
objective to fulfil this aim:

5. Work with organizations such as the Shaw Trust to place
disabled people with the aim of developing skills and
confidence to support long-term employment prospects. This
includes provision of support for applying for permanent posts
within the organization.
Action
In 2015/2016, the hospital contacted the Shaw Trust to ask for
curriculum vitae of disabled people who were looking for work
placements. The Shaw Trust put forward three curriculum vitae
and the hospital identified placements that would best suit the
skills of these individuals. Assistance with job
applications/interviews was given at the end of the placements
so that the three individuals could apply for temporary and
permanent positions within the Trust.
Outcomes
In 2015/16, the Trust reported the following progress: out of the
three disabled people appointed through Shaw Trust on work
placements, two have now been appointed as temporary staff,
and one to a permanent post.
The work placements at the hospital made a significant
difference to the lives of those involved. In particular, it has
enabled participants to gain skills and confidence to apply for
jobs afterwards. One participant stated that it has enabled him
to demonstrate his skills in a real workplace which gave him the
confidence to apply for a permanent post in the Trust. 'At the
interview, I could talk about real work skills I had developed in
my placement, something I had previously been unable to do'.
The hospital is still working with the Shaw Trust to continue
providing more disabled people with potential job opportunities
in the coming years.

6. CASE STUDY CHALLENGE:
1. What are Health Inequities?
2. How Assessing Health Status?
3. What Are Health Inequities
3. Conclusion (15%)
Briefly summarize your thoughts & conclusion to your critique
of the case study and provide a possible outcome for Equality
and Inequality in American Health Care in a Health ethics
Context?
Evaluation will be based on how clearly you respond to the
above, in particular:
a) The clarity with which you critique the case study;
b) The depth, scope, and organization of your paper; and,
c) Your conclusions, including a description of the impact of
these Case study on any Health Care Setting.
ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE:
The assignment is to be electronically posted in the
Assignments Link on Blackboard no later than noon on Sunday,
April 05, 2020.
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
Assignments Guidelines
1 Points
10%
Introduction
2.5 Points
25%
Your Case Study Critique
6 Points
50%

7. Conclusion
1.5 Points
15%
Total
11 points
100%
ASSIGNMENT GRADING SYSTEM
A
90% - 100%
B+
85% - 89%
B
80% - 84%
C+
75% - 79%
C
70% - 74%
D
60% – 69%
F
50% - 59% Or less.
Dr. Gisela Llamas