To Lift or Not to Lift
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Описание:
The handling (lifting, mobilizing, moving etc) of patients is an integral part of the work in healthcare institutions. For obvious reasons, this puts healthcare providers at risk for musculoskeletal injuries; furthermore the risk of such injuries has been considered an inherent part of care work. In the last decade a concerted effort has been made to decrease (with the goal of eliminating) caregiver injuries by implementing safe patient handling programs. Despite these efforts, healthcare providers continue to be exposed to the risk of injury.This book provides a vivid description of a study which examines why caregivers continue to be exposed to the risk of injury. Rather than looking solely at the caregiver, this study examines how legislation, policies, procedural guidelines and other institutional texts impact the everyday practice of how patients are lifted and moved. The findings of this study provide insights into the problem of patient and caregiver injuries which are not only...Похожие книги
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