Learning safe patient handling skills: Student nurse experiences of university and practice based education

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 832-839

  Kneafsey, Rosie ^a   Haigh, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Moving and handling; Student nurses

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 35348896007     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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