This resource guide presents best practices in safe patient handling and movement, and includes the following approaches to caregiver safety: evidence-based standards for safe patient movement and preventing musculoskeletal injuries; an overview of available equipment and technology for safe patient handling; specific architectural designs for ergonomically safe patient care space; and institutional policies (such as the use of lift teams) that can be easily implemented in your hospital or health care institution.
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Publisher
Springer Publishing Co Inc
ISBN-13
9780826163639
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94686601
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Author
Audrey Nelson
Publication Name
Safe Patient Handling and Movement: a Guide for Nurses and Other Health Care Providers