Moving from a clinical question to research: The implementation of a safe patient handling program

MEDSURG Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 104-107

  Krill, Candice ^a   Raven, Claudette ^a   Staffileno, Beth A ^b  

^a Lake Forest Hospital   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT LIFTING; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

CHICAGO; HUMANS; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84861787502     PISSN: 10920811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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