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772 Introduction to Safe Patient Handling
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Introduction

This course will take an in-depth look at the risks of patient handling in the medical field, as well as the potential hazards and solutions to protect those working in this field. We will also discuss other hazards, such as radiation exposure and latex allergies. This course will also look at employee training and education to protect them from several risks in the healthcare setting.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, you should be able to:
ID Objective
TO 1.0 Achieve a minimum score of 70% on the final course assessment.
LO 1.1.1 Identify healthcare providers most susceptible to injuries when performing patient handling tasks.
LO 1.2.1 Identify the risk factors that healthcare workers experience in nursing homes.
LO 1.3.1 Identify hazardous task when handling patients and give examples of how to reduce those hazards.
LO 1.4.1 Discuss the nature of the instruction and hands-on training related to patient handling employees should receive.

Key: Terminal Objective (TO), Learning Objective (LO)