Care technique adopted by medical schools and recognized around the world

Nurse KA, 50 years old

By assisting the patient in a certain position, most nurses are likely to have back pain. This is the very "forceful nursing care" that the teacher mentioned. I learned that the five key points of caregiving without burden are "pulling," "pushing," "turning," "touching," and "changing the fulcrum. First, as the teacher explained, he actually repositioned a staff member playing the role of a patient with one arm and one finger. I was also impressed by the teacher's advice, and when I tried the position change, I thought to myself, "I can really do that! I was so impressed. I would like to teach it to other staff members.

Nurse SI, 62 years old

I listened to this lecture with a feeling of "the scales falling from my eyes. I was clinging to the patient's body, grasping the elastic part of the back of his pants and pulling him up by force to transfer him to a wheelchair. I felt a sense of self-satisfaction that I had transferred the patient to the wheelchair despite my back pain, but I wondered how the patient felt. I felt again that the lecturer's method of assistance was truly a method of assistance that did not place a burden on the patient. I also felt that it is a necessary technique for healthcare professionals to develop the patient's residual abilities.

Name: SA (1st year medical student)

I remembered my late grandfather telling me that before he died, nursing care he taken was very strong and painful. Listening to today's lecture, I learned that caregiving does not require force. I wished I had known about it when my grandfather was still alive. When I become a doctor in the future, I would like to practice and master what I learned today and learn for the sake of future patients so that there will be as few people as my grandfather who feel pain from nursing care in the future.

Name: TA (1st year medical student)

In today's lecture, we learned a nursing care technique that can be done with only one arm and that does not put any strain on the back. The five key points of this nursing care technique are pulling, pushing, turning, touching, and changing the fulcrum. As I watched the nurses practice the techniques, I was impressed that they were surprised to find that they really did not need much strength after trying the teacher’s caregiving techniques. When I tried it on a family member after the class, I was surprised that I could get the person out of bed with little effort, even though I had only a few fingers attached to the person.