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Safety for Healthcare Workers and Patients: Acomparison of Ceiling Lifts and Prevalon(tm) AirTAP(tm) for In-bed Repositioning and Lateral Transfers

The primary aims of this study are to measure task completion times, perceived exertion for nurses, turning effectiveness during in-bed repositioning, nursing ease -of-use; and to compare difference between using ceiling lifts and the Prevalon(tm)AirTAP(tm) system (will be referred to as "AirTAP"). Aim 1. When comparing the use of the ceiling lift and AirTAP: 1a is there a difference in taks completion time (in minutes) for in-bed repositioning? 1b. is there a fefference in perceived exertion ( measured by the Borg Scale) for in-be positioning? Aim @. When comparing the use of the ceiling lift and AirTAP: 2a. is there a difference in taks completion time ( measured in minutes) for lateral transfer from/to a bed/cart/stretcher? 2b. Is there a difference in perceived exertion (measured by the Borg Scale) for lateral trnasfer from/to a bed/cart/stretcher? Aim 3: When comparing the use of the ceiling lift with pillows and unit-provided wedges to the AirTAP system, is there a differnce in turing effectiveness ( angle measured by an clinometer) for achieving and maintianing a 30 degree turn angle? Aim 4: When comparing the use of the ceiling lift and AirTAP, is there a differnce in nursing ease-of-use (measured by the F-GUS)? The secondary aim of this study is to collect qualitative feedback from the nurses in the study units using a focus group format.

The primary aims of this study are to measure task completion times, perceived exertion for nurses, turning effectiveness during in-bed repositioning, nursing ease -of-use; and to compare difference between using ceiling lifts and the Prevalon(tm)AirTAP(tm) system (will be referred to as "AirTAP"). Aim 1. When comparing the use of the ceiling lift and AirTAP: 1a is there a difference in taks completion time (in minutes) for in-bed repositioning? 1b. is there a fefference in perceived exertion ( measured by the Borg Scale) for in-be positioning? Aim @. When comparing the use of the ceiling lift and AirTAP: 2a. is there a difference in taks completion time ( measured in minutes) for lateral transfer from/to a bed/cart/stretcher? 2b. Is there a difference in perceived exertion (measured by the Borg Scale) for lateral trnasfer from/to a bed/cart/stretcher? Aim 3: When comparing the use of the ceiling lift with pillows and unit-provided wedges to the AirTAP system, is there a differnce in turing effectiveness ( angle measured by an clinometer) for achieving and maintianing a 30 degree turn angle? Aim 4: When comparing the use of the ceiling lift and AirTAP, is there a differnce in nursing ease-of-use (measured by the F-GUS)? The secondary aim of this study is to collect qualitative feedback from the nurses in the study units using a focus group format.