This document provides guidance on safely moving, lifting, and transferring patients who require assistance. It outlines the various devices that can be used, such as wheelchairs, stretchers, and beds. The document describes when and how to assess patients, prepare the patient and equipment, and perform different transfers between beds, chairs, and stretchers. The goal is to move patients in a way that promotes comfort and maintains proper body alignment while preventing injury to both the patient and caregivers.

1. MOVING, LIFTING AND
TRANSFERING OF
PATIENT
Prepared By : Mrs. Leena Sameep Sakpal.
Nursing Tutor

2. INTRODUCTION
• Moving and lifting of the patients means shift or transfer the patient from one place
to another place with use of different types of devices.
• For example-.Wheel chair,strecher. When the patient is not able to move or lift own
self.

3. DEVICES USED
1]wheel chair or arm chair.
2]wheel bed.
3] strecher

4. INDICATIONS
• Pre-operative patient.
• Anemic patients.
• Old-age patients.
• To shift the Gyneac patients.
• For shifting the patient from ward to the investigation area.

5. INDICATIONS
{moving of the patients from bed to stretcher and back}
• Critically ill patients.
• Post operative patients cardio vascular, spinal injury and fracture patients.
• Ceaserian patients.
• Head injury patients.
• Semi conscious,unconscious and coma patients.

6. CONTRA INDICATIONS
{moving the patient from bed to wheelchair and back}
• Critically ill patients.
• Spinal injury and fracture patients.
• Ceaserian patients.
• Head injury patients.
• Semi conscious,unconscious and coma patients.

7. NURSES RESPONSIBILITY
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
1. Check the diagnosis of the patient.
2. Check the level of the consciousness and ability to follow instructions. 3. Check the ability
of the self care.
4. Check the abilities and limitations such as paralysis,fractures,and splints.
5. Check the presence of the muscle, skin and bone lesions and attachment e.g. catheters and
I.V.connections.
6. Check numbers of personnel required.

8. PREPARATION OF THE PATIENT AND UNIT
1.Provid the prvicy.
2.Explain the procedure.
3.Adjust the bed at working height.
4.Fanfold the top linen.
5.Change the wet linen.
6.Offer the bedpan.
7.Remove all comfort devices.
8.Clamp the catheter.
9.Attach the IV pole to the device.
10.Position foot stool if needed.

9. MOVING OF PATIENT
• Definition - Assisting a patient who
has slide down in bed to move up.
• Purposes
– To promote comfort.
– To maintain proper alignment of
thebody.

10. TURNING OF PATIENT
• Definition - Changing position from supine to lateral/
prone for repositioning or for doing procedures.
• Purposes
- To ensure comfort of patient.
- To perform procedures such as changing linen and
giving bed pan.
- To offer relief on pressure points in supine position.

11. ASSISTING PATIENT IN SITTING
• Definition - Assisting a patient to
move from lying down position to a
sitting position in bed.
• Purposes
– To enable change of position with out
injury.
– To maintain good body mechanic

12. TRANSFERING PATIENT BED TO CHAIR
• Definition - Assisting patient to a
chair from the bed.
• Purposes
– To enable change of position with out
injury.
– To maintain good body mechanics.

14. SHIFTING PATIENT
FROM
WHEELCHAIR TO
BED

15. Other Methods

17. TRANSFERING PATIENT BED TO STRETCHER
• Definition - Shifting a helpless patient from
bed to stretcher or from stretcher to bed.
• Purposes
– To transfer patient safely
– To maintain proper body alignment
• Articles
– Stretcher
– Roller bar

20. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
IN MOVING AND LIFTING OF THE PATIENT
• Plan the movement of the patient ahead of the time and be sure the path is clear.
• Face the direction in which the movement will be made to avoid twisting.
• The areas to be supported are.
*head, shoulder and chest.
*hips.
*thighs and ankle.

21. *Take the help of the worker and co-ordinate the movements.
*unless contraindicated, encourage the patient to use his abilities as much as possible.
*Observe the patient for orthostatic hypotension.
*Don't support the patient under his armpit.
*Always lock the wheels of the chair and stretcher.
*Avoid jerking and twisting during the lift.