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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.