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Falls prevention and safe patient handling: Assessing risk, moving and transferring patients safely

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for registered nurses. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • A night on Ward 2
  • What is the cost?
  • Checklist
  • Flashcards
  • Quiz

  • Risk factors
  • Prevention measures
  • Tabs
  • Accordion
  • Sorting activity
  • Matching quiz

  • Assess before you move
  • Equipment at a glance
  • Put it in order
  • Process
  • Tabs
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Scenario
  • Scenario
  • Scenario
  • Scenario
  • Quiz
  • Matching quiz

  • Who to tell
  • After a fall review
  • Scenario
  • Process
  • Accordion
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

  • Completion
  • Quiz

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Question 1 of 3

Which step helps prevent a fall?

 

Meeting needs early removes the reason to get up alone.

Lesson 1, Why falls matter, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

A patient refuses supervision. What do you do?

 

Explain, record and tell so the plan can be reviewed.

Lesson 4, Grey areas, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

Why report a handling injury?

 

Reports protect you and your colleagues.

Lesson 5, Speak up, record and learn, teaches this. See the outline

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Falls prevention and safe patient handling: Assessing risk, moving and transferring patients safely

Completed on12 October 2026
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Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 13 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why falls matter · 7 min

    Before you begin · A night on Ward 2 · What is the cost?

  • Lesson 2: Risk assessment and prevention · 6 min

    Risk factors · Prevention measures · Check

  • Lesson 3: Choosing equipment and moving people safely · 6 min

    Assess before you move · Equipment at a glance · Put it in order

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas · 6 min

    Scenario · Scenario · Scenario

  • Lesson 5: Speak up, record and learn · 6 min

    Who to tell · After a fall review · Scenario

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 4 min

    Practice · Completion

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At onboarding, annually, and after a falls review or new equipment.

Registered nurses, healthcare assistants and care staff on hospital wards and in care homes, including new starters and staff revalidating annually; run by the nurse educator or clinical education lead, with the moving and handling lead.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Clinical education contact
  • Local policy link
  • Incident reporting route
  • Escalation route
  • Regulator and standards
  • LMS or record system
  • Local falls risk tool
  • Hoist and equipment policy
  • Post fall protocol
  • Course URL
  • Live session URL
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