patient handling devices

Question 1

three A’s

Answer 1

1. assess: your department needs, staffing levels, your patient population for mobility level and assistance required
2. acquire: the right transfer devices for your specific point-of-care needs
3. access: to transfer devices makes it easy for staff compliance

Question 2

lateral transfer aids

Answer 2

device types: air-assissed, rollboards, shifters, transfer sheets
deparement use: emergency room, operating room, imagining suite, patient room
mobility level: no to limited mobility/ dependent

Question 3

limited mobility transfer aids

Answer 3

device types: fully body lifts, sit-to-stnad lifts, transfer boards
deparment use: operating room, patient room, bathroom

Question 4

assissted mobility transfer aid

Answer 4

device type: sit-to-stand lifts, transfer boards, galt belts
department use: patient toom, inter-department transfer

Question 5

repositioning aids

Answer 5

device types: turners, air-assisted
department use: patient room