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Hi Everyone, I am just now seeing this MIM even though I have been a member of ASPHP for well over a year now. I am a nurse by background but my role is SmartMOVES safe patient handling and mobilization program lead, yes! a mouthful! I oversee our formal safe patient handling program across our 6 acute care hospital sites. We have come a long way in our program but there is still work to be done to ensure patient and associate safety when it comes to patient handling and mobility.
Having been in this role for 3 years; living and breathing all that is safe patient handling and mobilization I have a poem I wrote about the work we do
The Tugboat
As I gaze upon the sunset in the open sea
I found myself tracking quite a site to see
A tugboat undersized attempting to free
A ship of size to steer into the breeze
It pushes, it pulls this workhorse of the sea
Only to remind of a similar career to me
An industry close to my heart where we
Heal and comfort those in need
We push, we pull despite the size indeed
We are a workhorse not to the sea
But to healthcare, healthcare indeed
Tugboats are equipped to manage such weight
But for us it is best to wait
Wait for the help, wait for the means
To safely push, pull, and move those most in need
I look forward to participating in this forum!
Brook Grzadzinski, MA, BSN, RN, HNB-BC
SmartMOVES Patient Mobilization Safety Team Lead
Occupational Health Partners
Ascension | St. John Providence
[email protected]
Having been in this role for 3 years; living and breathing all that is safe patient handling and mobilization I have a poem I wrote about the work we do
The Tugboat
As I gaze upon the sunset in the open sea
I found myself tracking quite a site to see
A tugboat undersized attempting to free
A ship of size to steer into the breeze
It pushes, it pulls this workhorse of the sea
Only to remind of a similar career to me
An industry close to my heart where we
Heal and comfort those in need
We push, we pull despite the size indeed
We are a workhorse not to the sea
But to healthcare, healthcare indeed
Tugboats are equipped to manage such weight
But for us it is best to wait
Wait for the help, wait for the means
To safely push, pull, and move those most in need
I look forward to participating in this forum!
Brook Grzadzinski, MA, BSN, RN, HNB-BC
SmartMOVES Patient Mobilization Safety Team Lead
Occupational Health Partners
Ascension | St. John Providence
[email protected]
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