Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance [Paperback]

• A clear, concise and comprehensive guide to moving and handling patients
• Superbly illustrated, with full colour photographs throughout
• Practice-oriented and based on the latest evidence to provide safe and effective patient care
• Ideal for nursing students, health care assistants, newly qualified nurses, as well as physiotherapists and occupational therapists

Part 1: Theory

1. Legislation I

2. Legislation II

3. Structure and function of the spine

4. Posture and back care

5. Safe principles of moving and handling

6. Controversial techniques

7. Risk assessment:  moving and handling

8. Risk assessment: general

9. Individual patient handling assessment

Part 2: Practice Load handling and practical application of ergonomics

10. Lifting a load

11. Pushing a bed

12. Good workstation set-up

13. Postural issues with laptops and tablets Moving a patient In and out of a chair and walking

14. Assessing the patient

15. Moving a patient forward in a chair

16. Standing a patient: with one handler

17. Standing a patient: with two handlers

18. Seating a patient

19. Moving a patient back in a chair

20. Walking with handler(s)

21. Tips for using walking frames

22. Assisting a patient off the floor: verbal Sitting a patient up, and in and out of bed

23. Sitting a patient using an electric profiling bed

24. Sitting a patient using a non-profiling bed