Moving and handling patients

Speaking 1 Work in small groups. Discuss these questions.

1 When do nurses need to move patients? Make a list.
uihen the patient changes departments
2 What do nurses need to think about when they move a patient? Make a list.
the patient’s weight
Vocabulary 2
Work in pairs. Label these pieces of equipment for moving and handling
patients with the words in the box.

Listening 3 Listen to three conversations. Which piece of equipment in 2 do the

nurses use for each patient?
1 2. 3
4 Listen again and complete these sentences with the words in the box.

1 She can herself to a position.

2 Now your legs the side of the bed.
3 You can the chair.
4 We’re going to you onto your left side.
 Language

Nurses use De going to + infinitive to explain an intention First I’m going to roll you onio your
or a procedure (to the patient) before they do it. side. Are you going to get a
wheelchair?
Nurses use wi// for decisions made at the moment of I’ll go and find a
speaking, for an offer (of help) or for predictions. wheelchair. We’ll tielp
you up now.
She’tt need some help to get out of bed.

5 Complete this conversation between two nurses, Simin (S) and Phil (P), and a
patient, Abdel (A3, with the correct form of ße going ro or will and the verbs
in brackets.
S: Hello, Abdel. Phil and I (1) (help) you into a wheelchair so
you can go and sit in the TV room. What do you think? (2)
(you / be able) to use the monkey pole?
A: 1 think so.
S: Ci‹›od. And then Phil (3) (help) you into the wheelchair.
A: This is great. I really want to see the football.
P: I (4) . (go) and find a wheelchair, Simin.
S: OK. Abdel, I (5) (just / loosen) the sheets on your bed first.
Now, can you pull yourself up? Hold onto the handle with both hands. Good,
good, well done.
P: Wait a minute. I (6) (jiring) the wheelchair closer to make
it easier for you. That’s better. Now hold onto me and I (7)
(help) you into the wheelchair. There we go. How's that now, Abdel?
A: Great, thanks.
6 Work in groups of three. Practise the conversation in 5.

Reading 7
Read this training brochure and put the stages in the correct order. Then look
at the conversation in 5 again and find examples for some of these stages.

Moving and handling procedure

@ Encourage the patient to co-operate.
@ Adjust the height of the bed and/or loosen bed linen if necessary.
0 Give clear instructions to the patient at each stage.
@ Explain what you are going to do and the reason for the
move. @ Check if the patient is comfortable after the
move.
@ Explain your actions as you are performing them.
@ Check that the patient agrees.
@ Check the patient’s level of independence.
Speaklng
Work in groups of three. Student A, you are a patient. Students R and C, you are
8 nurses. Read situatirin I below and think which piece(s) of equipment you need
to move the patient. Roleplay the scenario, using the expressions and stages in
4 and 7 to help you. Then swap roles and do the same for situations 2 and 3.
1 Help a patient who is too weak to move from their bed to a wheelchair to go
for a CT scan.
2 Turn a patient over and move them up their bed so that they are
more comfortable.
3 Help an overweight patient onto their feet to go for a short walk.
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