Patient Handling in the Veterans Health Administration: Facilitating Change in the Health Care Industry

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1230-1237

  Hodgson, Michael J ^a   Matz, Mary W ^a   Nelson, Audrey ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MANAGER; NURSE; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SAFETY; SCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY; VETERANS HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BACK INJURIES; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84885661206     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182a3d082     Document Type: Article

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