BIS Safety Software
Patient Handling Safety
Our interactive course on Patient Handling Safety aims to explore the potential risks associated with patient handling tasks. It aims to equip healthcare professionals with the necessary knowledge to avoid accidents and injuries during these tasks. The course employs a dynamic blend of audio, full-motion video, text, and vibrant graphics, making it a highly affordable and efficient option for safety and regulatory compliance training. The course content is logically segmented to facilitate easy comprehension and retention.
Our engaging course on Patient Handling Safety aims to shed light on potential risks that may arise during patient handling tasks, and the measures that healthcare professionals can take to ensure their safety. Those providing healthcare, such as nurses, aides, orderlies, and other caregivers, may need to lift significant weight, up to four thousand pounds across a typical shift. It's not surprising that these individuals are twice as likely to experience musculoskeletal injuries at work compared to employees in other sectors. However, these injuries can be prevented. The Patient Handling Safety course covers areas such as patient handling and caregiver injuries, algorithms, patient assessment and body mechanics, safe patient transfer practices, repositioning a patient in bed, the use of mechanical lift devices, and more.
Upon completion of the Patient Handling Safety course, employees will be able to:
- Identify potential physical hazards related to patient handling procedures.
- Understand and utilize the equipment and work practices required for these tasks.
- Recognize the steps that healthcare organizations can take to safeguard employees from injuries associated with patient handling.
- Introduction
- Patient Handling and Caregiver Injuries
- Algorithms, Patient Assessment and Body Mechanics
- Repositioning a Patient in Bed
- "Lateral Transfer" from Bed to Stretcher
- "Stand-and-Pivot" from Bed to Chair
- Mechanical Lift Devices
- Conclusion
Estimated 30 minutes
Testing conducted in the course of this online module is intended to reinforce the information provided. A minimum score of 80% is required to obtain a certificate of completion. Participants are allowed to retake the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved.
Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.
Course Details
Course Length
This course will take roughly 30 minutes
Passing Mark
To pass this training course, you need to score 80% or higher on the quiz
Certificate
Upon the successful completion of this course a certificate with your name will be stored on your profile and available to print
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