Prioritizing Safe Patient Handling: The American Nurses Association's Handle With Care Campaign

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 363-369

  de Castro, Arnold B ^a   Hagan, Pamela ^a   Nelson, Audrey ^b  

^a Department of Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

^b Veteran's Health Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSING CARE; NURSING MANAGEMENT; NURSING ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN NURSES' ASSOCIATION; BIOMECHANICS; GUIDELINES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33747105838     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: 15390721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200607000-00009     Document Type: Article

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