Problem: You ask your nursing students to tell you facts about Safe Patient Handling. Which student told a MYTH about Safe Patient Handling? John tells you that health care workers who are physically fit are just as likely to get injured lifting patients as health care workers who are not physically fit. Mary tells you that it is safe to lift a 200 pound patient Stephanie tells you that mechanical lifts are affordable Max tells you that using a mechanical lift can eliminate the risks involved with manual lifting.