As longtime advocates for safe patient handling programs, the American Nurses Association (ANA) recently sent Senator Al Franken (D-MN) a letter of support for his introduction of “The Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009” (S. 1788). A Senate companion to H.R. 2381, S. 1788 would help improve patient safety and protect registered nurses and other health care workers from debilitating injuries that could force them from their professions.

Read more...

The American Nurses Association launched a new Web site dedicated to safe patient handling intended to help reach ANA’s goals of eliminating manual patient handling in health care facilities and creating a safer work environment.

Read more...