Lifting and Transferring Patients
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Description
In this self-paced course, you’ll learn about the risks of improper lifting and transferring of patients. You’ll learn strategies to prevent injuring yourself and your patients. The course includes a 10-question final assessment.
The content of this course is relevant to healthcare workers who interact with patients in hospitals, clinics, home healthcare, hospices, and similar settings. It doesn’t address lifting-and-transferring practices for air medical evacuation workers.
Table of Contents
Identify the risks of improperly lifting and transferring patients
Reduce the risk of injuries when lifting and transferring
Properly plan the movement of patients
Use proper techniques for common lifts and transfers
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HTML5 course windows: Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version) Mac: Safari (latest version), Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version)Mobile: Safari in Apple iOS 10 or later, Google Chrome in Apple iOS 10 or later, Google Chrome in Android OS 4.4 or later
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In this self-paced course, you’ll learn about the risks of improper lifting and transferring of patients. You’ll learn strategies to prevent injuring yourself and your patients. The course includes a 10-question final assessment.
The content of this course is relevant to healthcare workers who interact with patients in hospitals, clinics, home healthcare, hospices, and similar settings. It doesn’t address lifting-and-transferring practices for air medical evacuation workers.