New standards for safe patient handling and mobility

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 289-291

  Oermann, Marilyn H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING ORGANIZATION; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT LIFTING; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HUMANS; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883403513     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3182a28e1f     Document Type: Editorial

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