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Lifts, Falls, and Positioning for Patient Handling

Assess a person before a move, use mechanical lifts and slings, plan moves for people of size, respond to a fall, and position people to protect their skin. Your facility's hands-on training on its own equipment is still required.

Intermediate 2 hours 9 guides Includes assessment

Guides in This Path

1
Safe Patient Transfers & Mobility
20 min
2
Safe Lifting and Body Mechanics
15 min Optional
3
Hand Hygiene and Standard Precautions
15 min Optional
4
Preventing Pressure Injuries
10 min Optional
5
Fall Prevention in the Home
20 min Optional
6
Mechanical Lift Transfers: Assessing the Patient and Fitting the Sling
20 min
7
Bariatric Patient Handling: Weight Limits, Team Moves, and Skin Folds
20 min
8
Responding to a Patient Fall: Floor Assessment, Recovery, and Reporting
20 min
9
Therapeutic Positioning in Bed and Chair
20 min
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Patient Transfers & Mobility

Safely assisting patients with moving between beds, wheelchairs, toilets, and other surfaces using proper body mechanics, gait belts, slide boards, and mechanical lifts like Hoyer lifts. Poor transfer technique is one of the leading caus...

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