The course that shows how to create
a safe system of work in any situation where people have to move
people
- Use current evidence base and assessment tools to identify
the risks of the old manual techniques
- See how poor manual handling can limit the patient's abilities
and life choices
- Find out why nurses, carers and patients are being injured
by out of date manual handling techniques
- Learn to use the patient's abilities to move without assistance.
- Become familiar with all types of equipment and techniques
- Gain an understanding of the issues involved in implementing
a safer handling policy
The course is presented by Danielle Holmes one of the main authors
of the Revised Fourth edition of the Guide to the Handling of Patients
published by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in conjunction with
the BackCare (National Back Pain Association).
Danielle is one of the leading figures in establishing safe handling
practices in hospital, the community, schools and wherever people
handle people.
Sessions to help delegates to understand the management issues
- Understand the role and responsibilities of management in creating
a safe system of work
- Money Issues (How to get the Finance director on side when
money has to be spent.)
- Health and Safety Policies to lay the foundation of understanding
- Effective management of accident reporting - getting the benefits
out of an accident
- Keeping effective records to protect you in court
Training to be a Trainer
- Learn how to teach colleagues, co-workers and staff to handle
safely
- For delegates with no previous experience of training the course
provides basic skills to teach colleagues as a key trainer
- Delegates with existing teaching qualifications will gain insights
and skills to enable them to extend their training to the field
of patient handling
- Define units of learning to be taught in separate sessions
- Preparing Teaching plans
- Set up monitoring systems to ensure that everyone who needs
to, receives training
- Testing and developing delegates' training skills [all delegates
are videoed giving a short training session]
Developing Risk Assessment Skills
- Understanding the Risk Assessment process
- Find out the benefits of Generic assessments
- Learn how to carry out Generic assessments in the ward, day
centre, care home, in the community and wherever else people handle
people.
- Understand the TWO stages of assessment. Understand the difference
between Risk Assessment and choosing the solution.
- Learn to make effective individual assessments that improve
the life style and health of the client.
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