Patient Safety Training Videos

Business Training Media's new "Patient Handling Safety" training courses discuss the hazards that can be associated with patient handling tasks, and what healthcare workers can do to prevent accidents and injuries from occurring while they perform them.

Throughout this course the participant will learn precautions that can be taken to prevent the spread of illness within our Community. We will discuss how to limit the spread of infection, how to perform effective hand washing, how to use apply and remove gloves safely, as well as how to handle sharps.

This program describes the roles and responsibilities of the companion homemaker and teaches important professional, communication and social skills for success on the job.

This program teaches home care professionals and primary caregivers the principles behind personal care and how to perform procedures safely and respectfully.

This program teaches home care professionals and primary caregivers about the complexities of elder abuse in the home and presents signs and symptoms for each form of abuse.

This program teaches home care professionals and primary caregivers how to reduce the chance of a fire starting in the home, and how to exit successfully if there is a fire.

This program is about taking a look at the unusual situations you encounter on a daily basis, to see if we can make your job easier and less likely to cause you an injury.

In this program an ergonomics specialist and occupational therapist demonstrates a step-by-step procedure for move a person from bed to wheelchair and from wheelchair to bed using a mechanical lift, addressing safety concerns at each stage of the procedure.

This important program reviews the role of the nursing assistant in assisting residents with self-medication and addresses the most common routes of administration. This program is designed for Assisted Living Facilities and Nursing Homes.

This newly revised fall prevention program teaches care providers how to reduce the risk of falls inside and outside of the home while encouraging independence

As a healthcare worker, you spend a good portion of your busy day moving and lifting patients. Not only do you risk hurting yourself in the process, but you may risk the safety of the patient as well.

Lifting Patients From Chairs - There’s no easy, generic way to describe how to safely lift or move a patient. Each patient and each situation is unique. For example, during your busy day, you may have to move a patient from a bed to a wheelchair or from a wheelchair to a bathtub.

We start with three key ideas in the home setting: Clean, Cost and Common sense. Then, we address specific home health aide responsibilities, including assessment of a home, client and hygiene to prevent the spread of infection.

This manual provides a framework for infection control in an assisted living and residential care community

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Healthcare facilities are no longer considered immune from the violence of the outside world. In one state alone, nearly 60 percent of hospital employees received injuries from patients or visitors. Protect your employees by teaching them how to spot potential violence and how to diffuse a hostile situation.

Follow along with this series of vignettes where nurses interact with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health challenges. In each situation there are two scenarios, the novice scenario helps students to see and anticipate some of the more common errors that a student nurse may make when first dealing with these clients.

It's important for staff members to have the specific training they need in order to provide safe, effective care for clients who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids.

This program teaches primary and family caregivers safe practices for administering and storing various types of medications.

This program teaches caregivers effective ways to relate to medical emergencies and disasters.

In this module we will address how wandering is not necessarily a negative behavior. We will discuss providing meaningful activities that can help discourage excessive wandering, how wandering can easily lead to elopement, and actions to prevent elopements.

This module will address the causes of back injury, safe lifting techniques, and safely assisting residents.

How To Prevent The Travel Virus - When planning a trip, it is important to consider any health problems that may arise. This program will provide tips you need to consider when planning your travel.

First reported in Asia in February 2003, the SARS outbreak has killed over 800 people. This program provides the latest information for healthcare workers and patients in an easy to understand format.

This program focuses on the safe transfer techniques. It will demonstrate the use of good body mechanics by health care assistants and the correct use of assistive devices frequently used to promote mobility.