Practical Workshop: Rolling patients – is it that easy?
A 90-minute workshop with 3 work stations looking at techniques to roll patients in bed AND optimise patient/carer comfort, dignity and safety.
Frequent turning and positioning is essential for dependent patients to reduce the risks of immobility and de-conditioning. It is often challenging for caregivers to manage these tasks and requires significant caregiver numbers, time and physical effort. Turning or rolling patients may be seen as a routine activity.
However further thought into the setup, equipment and other factors that impact the activity (including considering the surface they are on) will improve the patient experience and satisfaction and likely reduce the risk for the caregivers.
Better planning around turning and repositioning can optimise the effectiveness of these activities and may reduce the caregiver numbers required to perform the activity safely. Consideration of the surface the patient is on and the environment they are in is an essential part of that planning.
This interactive workshop will demonstrate three different ways of rolling patients using technique and technology to really ensure maximum comfort and optimal outcomes. Each workstation will have a brief patient moving and handling scenario and a solution for it. You will have the opportunity to try that solution out as time, and numbers, allow. Any questions that can’t be answered on the day will be recorded and we will try to answer afterwards. Using real life patient stories and outcomes reinforces the belief that moving and handling risk assessment must be individualised and holistic. Every situation is different and the broader your knowledge of possible solutions, the more likely you are to find the best one for your patient (and team).