Patient Care & Safety Resources
Health Professional and Patient Interaction by
Call Number: IAHS STACKS R727.3 .H33 2019Publication Date: 2018 Ninth EditionTherapeutic Communications for Health Care Professionals by
Call Number: IAHS STACKS R727.3 .T36 2017Publication Date: 2017 Fourth Edition.Communication: Core Interpersonal Skills for Health Professionals by
Call Number: IAHS STACKS R118 .O86 2016Publication Date: 2016 Third EditionCultural Sensibility in Healthcare: A Personal & Professional Guidebook by
Publication Date: 2015eBook
Mobility in Context: Principles of Patient Care Skills by
Call Number: IAHS STACKS RT87.T72 .J64 2018Publication Date: 2018 Second Edition
Introduction to Radiologic & Imaging Sciences & Patient Care by
Call Number: IAHS STACKS R898 .I565 2019Publication Date: 2019 Seventh EditionVital Sign Measurement Across the Lifespan by
Publication Date: 2019 First EditioneBook Open Education Resource
Patient Transfer Techniques Online Videos
- Transfer and Ambulation SkillsThis video demonstrates how to pivot transfer from bed to wheelchair and back, pivot transfer from wheelchair to toilet and back, two-person lift from bed to wheelchair, transfer using a mechanical lift, assisting with ambulation, preventing injury during a fall.
- Assisting With Ambulation Using a Gait Belt (Video Duration 6 minutes)This video demonstrates how to assist a patient with walking using a gait belt.
- Using a Hydraulic Lift (Video Duration 7 minutes)This video demonstrates the steps showing how to use a hydraulic lift.
- Mosby's Nursing Skills: Transferring and Positioning PatientsThis is a Playlist of six short videos. Demonstrating the following; how to move a patient in a bed, how to position patients in bed, how to use a transfer belt to transfer a patient from a bed to a wheelchair, how to transfer a patient from a bed to a stretcher, how to use a hydraulic lift
- Moving and Turning Skills (Video Duration 10 minutes)This video covers common techniques for safely moving and positioning a resident in bed. Demonstrating: moving up in bed and to the side of a bed using a lift sheet, performing a log roll with a lift sheet, assisting a move up in bed, moving to the side of a bed without a lift sheet, turning away from you or towards you.
- Assisting With Positioning a Patient in Bed (Video Duration 8 minutes)This video shows how to help position a patient in bed.
- Positioning Techniques (Video Duration: 12 minutes)This video demonstrates the skills to position those who are bedridden using assistive devices and following the principles of good body mechanic, side-lying and prone.