Learn about patient care and the procedures and techniques used in modern nursing with this free online nursing course. This free online Nursing Studies - Health and Safety, Movement and Exercise course teaches the principles of good body mechanics required to care for immobile patients, as well as what to consider when helping patients perform physical tasks. Caring for immobile patients requires both knowledge and patience, with this clear and simple course on body positions, back alignment, and muscle use, assisting your patients will become much easier.
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Define and identify principles of good body mechanics • Name the eight general considerations for performing physical tasks • Describe the basic principles for positioning and turning patients • Describe techniques for maintaining the proper body alignment of a patient • Describe the different ways of positioning a patient • Identify the actions which should be taken if a patient begins to fall • Identify the effects of immobility on the body • Define the nine types of body movement • Identify guidelines for range-of-motion exercises |
| Course Code | 1360 |
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