Professional Practice Skills

This video demonstrates the skills to position those who are bedridden using assistive devices and following the principles of good body mechanics to avoid injury. It covers the following positions:• Supine• Semi-supine• Side-lying• Prone
Source: Medcom, 2021 (2016).

This program teaches how to transfer a patient from a bed to a stretcher.

This video demonstrates how to transfer a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a transfer belt.

This video shows how to help position a patient in bed.

This video covers common techniques for safely moving and positioning a resident in bed. Demonstrating:• Moving up in bed using a lift sheet• Moving 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• Turning towards you.

This 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 tranfer 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

This 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. Source: Nursing Education in Video, Medcom 2021 (2016),(Proquest Nursing & Allied Health Premium)

This video demonstrates the steps showing how to use a hydraulic lift.

This video demonstrates how to assist a patient with walking using a gait belt.