The nurse knows that manual lifting should only be done in the following situations:
a. Patients who are less than 150 lb
b. Life-threatening situations
c. Postsurgical patients
d. Patients who are less than 200 lb
ANS: B
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the American Nurses Association (ANA) support the Safe Patient Handling and Movement Guidelines released in March 2010. Under these guidelines and position statements, manual lifting should be used in a few extreme situations instead of using mechanical lift devices, such as in life-threatening situations, for pediatric or small patients, or for patients who mostly are bearing their own weight. Postsurgical patients may not fit the criteria. Patients less than 150 or 200 lb may not fit the criteria.
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