Opinto-opas

Tavoitteet

Key competence requirements:
The student is able to:

- Define the basic principles of ergonomics in health care
- Understand and observe basic movements and recognize the importance of motor learning in patient handling
- Choose and utilize the safe and rehabilitative transfer technique/s and proper assistive device/s depending on the patient's functional status.
- Identify, evaluate and diminish risk factors in patient handling, both patient and professional perspectives
- Communicate and co-operate in multiprofessional environment to achieve safe and rehabilitating patient handling situations

Sisältö

Basics of ergonomics. Risk assessment. Basic movement and functional capacity of a patient. Body awareness and motor learning. Biomechanics in patient handling. Patient handling principles and management policies. Ethics and communication during patient handling.

Arviointiasteikko

H-5