Moving People and Equipment
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Author: L Kelly
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Level: Introduction
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Study time: 53 minutes
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Supporting people to move safely while protecting yourself from injury is a vital skill for caregivers. This training covers best practices for moving and handling people and equipment, ensuring both safety and dignity. You'll learn about risk factors, workplace layout, assistive equipment, and effective moving techniques. Whether you're helping someone stand, repositioning them in bed, or using hoists and slide sheets, this course will give you the knowledge and confidence to perform these tasks correctly.
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Video time: 53 minutes
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Quiz: 1
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Assessment: 1
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Why this course is important?
Moving and handling people and equipment incorrectly can lead to serious injuries for both caregivers and those they support. This training teaches you how to work safely, reducing the risk of discomfort, pain, and injury (DPI). You'll gain insight into individual and environmental risk factors, safe lifting techniques, and the importance of using assistive equipment correctly. Understanding workplace culture, task variability, and body mechanics will help you work efficiently while maintaining your health. With the right approach, you can enhance the independence and well-being of those you care for, ensuring they move with dignity and confidence.
Meet the instructor
Leigh Kelly
Leigh Kelly is a New Zealand Registered Nurse who has been working with the elderly and disabled since 1974. Her ADN focused on young physically disabled.
She has been a Charge Nurse at Kenepuru and Greenlane Hospitals Continuing Care Wards, owned her own dementia specific rest home and worked and managed rest homes.
She also has vast experience as a RN in continuing care facilities.
She has been a Charge Nurse at Kenepuru and Greenlane Hospitals Continuing Care Wards, owned her own dementia specific rest home and worked and managed rest homes.
She also has vast experience as a RN in continuing care facilities.
Patrick Jones - Course author
