The Safety Pentagon
The first concept listed in the safety pentagon.
What is culture?
In 2024, this was the leading cause of injury in our hospitals.
What is lifting?
This is used to determine the safest possible transfer at the bedside and in the patient room.
What is the Five Second Mobility Screening?
True or False: For safety to be a priority, it must be integrated into an organization's culture.
What is: True?
These two practices can help decrease lifting injuries.
What is STOP I and STOP II?
This is where the mobility plan should be written in the room.
What is the patient whiteboard and STOPlight?
This concept consists of controls that range from most effective to least effective.
What is hazard analysis?
This percentage of claims has occurred with employees who have been with the company for 5 years or less.
What is 75%
This can be placed over the toilet to provide extra height and a safe surface for the patient to assist with pushing up to a standing position.
What is a bedside commode?
This concept consists of keeping a safe, hazard free workplace.
What is equipment and environment?
These job classifications are consistently high for injury rates.
What is RN, RNT and LPN?
What is a playbook, superuser training, agency training, engagement activities or risk management rebates?
This concept is essential to a successful safety program.
What is training?
These 2 items resulted in our highest claims.
What is trunk/lower back and upper extremities (fingers/shoulders)?
Name a place to watch multiple online educational videos regarding patient mobility.
What is Uvue - video library?