I graduated with
my Bachelors of Science in Nursing in May of 2018. I knew what I wanted to do my Capstone
Project on after my first day of nursing clinical. I left the hospital that day feeling
exhausted and in pain because of having to maneuver numerous patients. Upon further research to this problem I
encountered, I decided to do my Capstone on implementing a “No-Lift Policy” for nurses and all over
healthcare providers.
A “No-Lift Policy” means there is
no manually lifting, moving, turning, or positioning a patient. Instead, using ergonomic and assistive
devices to do so. During my Capstone, I
worked with Dr. Griffiths, who helped me immensely! Dr. Griffiths provided me with a lot of
information and recent studies that were done using a “No-Lift Policy”. I was surprised while I was doing my
research. It turns out, the most common
reason for healthcare workers, especially nurses, call out of work is injury
due to physical interaction with a patient.
This includes, lifting or moving a patient without any devices.
I used a change model by Rosswurm
and Larrabee (1999) to implement my new policy.
This model guides the transition from traditional-driven practice to
evidence-based practice. Following this
change model truly made it feel like my new policy can be implemented. I found really interesting studies performed
to determine the effectiveness of a “No-Lift Policy”, which will definitely
change the way I handle maneuvering patients as a nurse. This Capstone was a great learning
experience. It was really nice to work
with such an educated mentor who guided me along the way.
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