Video & DVDs
Smart Move! - Resident Transfers
3-Part Training Package for Transferring Residents Safely
Item #SRT001 (publication date: 2004)
Part 1: Resident Transfers: Making Sure Your Workers Do Them Right
Audience: Owners and administrators, Directors of nursing Risk managers, Safety committees
Helps management answer these questions:
- Why should we make this a priority in our facility?
- What’s involved in setting up a program?
- What are the keys to making our program a success?
Emphasis is on:
- Working with available resources.
- Empowering employees, so they will support your efforts.
- Encouraging staff to discuss concerns, share ideas, and report injuries.
- Keeping your program alive and well over time.
Part 2: Resident Transfers: Your Role in Doing Them Right
Audience: All frontline workers
Helps frontline staff answer these questions:
- Why should we care about doing resident transfers correctly?
- What skills do we need?
- How can equipment help?
Emphasis is on:
- Following correct procedures, and each resident’s care plan.
- Staying alert to changes in the resident’s status.
- Taking a team approach - getting help when you need it.
- Knowing and using good body mechanics.
- Being willing to discuss concerns, share ideas, report injuries.
Part 3: Resident Transfers: What Residents and Their Families Should Know
Audience: Residents and their families
Helps residents and families see the “why,” “what,” and “how” of safe resident transfers by answering these questions:
- As a resident, what's my role during a transfer?
- As a family member, what are some of the things I should know to safely assist my loved one?
The message for your residents and family members is both reassuring and empowering. It will:
- Take the mystery and surprise out of transfer procedures and gear.
- Empower residents to play a role in their own transfers.
- Remind family viewers how they can help.
Includes 16-page Presenter’s Guide.