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Single Classes

Alzheimer’s Disease and Falling: What’s the Connection

Blood and Body Fluid Spill Management

Fall Management Technology

Fall Prevention: A Best Practice Approach

Fall Prevention: Bed Safety

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Class Author

Damion Keith Jenkins

Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN is the founder and CEO of a nursing education and consultation company - The Nurse Speak, LLC., where he specializes in the delivery of individualized tutoring, mentoring and consultation services for students, new graduate nurses, and healthcare facilities. Damion is also an adjunct nursing professor, an experienced travel nurse, and an active nurse blogger.

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Class Accreditation

All states recognize our courses for accredited continuing nursing education, CNE, contact hours. This course is accredited by the following boards:

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15467.

Provider approved by the Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, South Carolina, and West Virginia Boards of Nursing through CE Broker, CE Provider #: 50-13256.

Provider approved by the California Department of Public Health, Nurse Aide Certification (NAC) #7046. This document must be retained by the certified nurse assistant for a period of four years after the course completion. Provider approved by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing Assistive Personnel, Florida Board of Nursing-Certified Nursing Assistants; CE Broker CE Provider #: 50-13256.

What Others are Saying

"In depth review of critical thinking. Far exceeded what have learned throughout my nursing career. "

L.B. RN - Belaire, KS

"I liked that you can have the text read out loud."

K.F. LVN - TX

"Easy to follow"

L.A. LVN - Kenedy, Texas

"It included a lot of important information! "

M.A. - TX

"Challenging but effective refresh/learning experience."

F.M. RN - Katy, Texas

Safe Resident Handling - Online Inservice

Contact Hours: 1.5
Cost: $10.00

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Safe Resident Handling - Online Inservice

This Safe Resident Handling course will provide participants with a review of the basic safety considerations and guidelines necessary to protect themselves and their residents from injury during activities of daily living (ADLs) related to positioning, lifting and transferring. This comprehensive review can be utilized for nursing assistive personnel throughout all healthcare settings, as the safety considerations for safe handling do not change according to level of acuity. Within this course, the participant will review the basics of body mechanics, preparing for safe positioning, lifting and transferring, identifying and appropriately using assistive devices, improving communication to promote safety, step-by-step instructions for a variety of safe transferring scenarios, safe operation of mechanical lift equipment, and how to complete incident reporting in a timely and thorough manner.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

Define proper body mechanics used for positioning, lifting and transferring.
Explain several ways that workplace injury can be avoided.
Identify potential complications and consequences of back injury.
Summarize the importance of timely and thorough incident reporting.
Describe ways to identify the resident’s needs related to positioning, lifting and transferring.
Discuss how to safely use assistive devices for positioning, lifting and transferring.
Explain how improving communication can promote safety.
Explain how to safely use a mechanical lift for transferring.
Describe how to safely assist a resident into a vehicle
Demonstrate how to safely move a resident up in bed.
Demonstrate how to safely assist a resident to sit on the side of the bed – “dangling”.
Demonstrate how to safely transfer a resident from the bed to a stretcher.
Demonstrate how to safely transfer a resident from the bed to wheelchair.
Demonstrate how to safely transfer a resident onto and off of a toilet or bedside commode.
Demonstrate how to safely assist a resident to ambulate using a transfer belt.

Curriculum

Chapter 1: Using Proper Body Mechanics to Prevent Injury

Principles of Body Mechanics
Protecting your Back
Preventing Resident Injury
Incident Reporting

Chapter 2: Understanding the Resident’s Needs for Safe Positioning, Lifting and Transfers

Identifying the Resident’s Needs
Assessing the Load
Understanding How to Safely Use Assistive Devices

Chapter 3: Improving Communication to Promote Safety

Following the Resident Care Plan
Providing Instructions for Residents - Before, During and After Positioning, Lifts and Transfers
Asking for Help if Needed

Chapter 4: Step by Step Guide to Safe Positioning, Lifts and Transfers

Moving a Resident up in Bed
Positioning a Resident on their Side
Assisting a Resident to sit up on the side of the Bed – also known as “dangling”
Transferring a Resident from Bed to Stretcher
Transferring a Resident from Bed to Wheelchair
Transferring a Resident onto and off of a Toilet or Bedside Commode
Transferring a Resident by using a Mechanical Lift
Assisting a Resident to Ambulate using a Transfer Belt

Chapter 5: Print Course Handouts

Course materials handouts; exam, exam key, certificate of completion
Skill Competency Checklists

Chapter 6: References