Saving our backs: safe patient handling and mobility for home care
| Autor: | Audrey M. Beauvais, Lenore Frost |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Work related injuries Safety Management Health (social science) Lifting Health Personnel MEDLINE ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS Care setting Health personnel Nursing Patient Handling Acute care Health care Medicine Humans Advanced and Specialized Nursing Community and Home Care Home environment business.industry fungi General Medicine medicine.disease Home Care Services United States Occupational Diseases Back Injuries Workers' Compensation Medical emergency business |
| Zdroj: | Home healthcare nurse. 32(7) |
| ISSN: | 1539-0713 |
| Popis: | Predicted work-related injuries for nurses and home healthcare workers are on the rise given the many risk factors in the home environment and the escalating demands for home healthcare workers in the United States. Fortunately, safe patient handling and mobility programs can dramatically decrease injuries. Despite strides being made to promote safe patient handling and mobility programs in acute care, more can be done to establish such initiatives in the home care setting. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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