Safe patient handling and movement.
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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording , or otherwise, without the prior permission of Springer Publishing Company, Inc. Safe patient handling and movement : a guide for nurses and other health care providers / edited by Audrey L. Nelson. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.
منابع مشابه
Safe patient handling and movement: a literature review.
PURPOSE Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) as a result of patient handling tasks occur at high rates for nursing staff and other patient care providers. Patient care providers perform high-risk patient handling tasks including lifting, transferring, ambulating, and repositioning patients. Continuous performance of these tasks places a patient care provider at risk for development of a MSD. MSDs af...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The American journal of nursing
دوره 103 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003