Safe Patient Handling, Transferring, & Transportation
Course Details:
- Category: Facility Management
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Target Audience: All Employees
Course Overview: The high physical demands associated with
handling, transferring, and moving patients is a large contributing factor to
the high rates of musculoskeletal disorders among practicing nurses. Nurses and
other Healthcare professionals must know Safe Patient Handling techniques to
use when handling and moving patients, to minimize injury risks to both
themselves and their patients.
Training Includes:
- Patient Care Ergonomics
- Dangers to Healthcare Workers
- Four Safe Handling Principles
- Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Safe Patient Movement Aids
- Safe Patient Handling Equipment
- How to Perform
- Lateral Transfers
- Bed to Chair Transfers
- Ambulate with a Patient
- OSHA Statistics and Information
- Patient Handling and Movement Policies and Procedures
- Transportation Standards