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Moving ,lifting, and transferring patients

This document discusses various techniques for moving and transferring patients, including: 1) Moving a patient up in bed can be done by one or two nurses using a slide sheet to promote comfort and proper body alignment. 2) Turning a patient onto their side or prone position ensures comfort, allows changing of linens/bed pans, and offers relief from pressure points. 3) Assisting a patient to sit up enables changes in position without injury and maintains good body mechanics. 4) Transferring a patient from bed to chair or between a bed and stretcher safely transfers patients and maintains proper body alignment, sometimes using mechanical devices.

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MOVING ,LIFTING AND TRANSFERRING…PATIENTS
INTRODUCTION
Moving a patient up in bed • Definition Assisting a patient who has slide down in bed to move up • Purposes – To promote comfort – To maintain proper alignment of thebody
Patient up in bed by one nurse and using slide sheet (video)
Moving patient up in bed by two nurses using slide sheet
Turning a patient to lateral or prone position • 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
Assisting a patient to sitting position 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 mechanics
Transferring a patients from 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
Transferring a patient between a bed and a 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
• Transferring patient – Bed to wheel chair – Wheel chair to bed (using waist belt) – Bed to stretcher – Stretcher to bed – By using mechanical devices
Logrolling • Definition Logrolling is a technique used to turn a patient whose body must all times be kept in straight alignment • Purpose Client with spinal injury for whom care must be taken to prevent further injury
Video • Hospital setup • Accidental site
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