Safer patient handling

Nursing Management

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 26-32

  Nelson, Audrey L ^a   Collins, James ^b   Knibbe, Hanneke ^c   Cookson, Ken ^d   de Castro, A B ^e   Whipple, Kevan L ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c research associate withLOCOmotion Research and Health Consultancy   (Netherlands)

^d Department of Radiology   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; COST CONTROL; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INJURY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POLICY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; BACK INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; COST SAVINGS; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249748441     PISSN: 07446314     EISSN: 15388670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NUMA.0000262923.39562.0e     Document Type: Article

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