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  • Title: Ergonomics: safe patient handling and mobility.
    Author: Hallmark B, Mechan P, Shores L.
    Journal: Nurs Clin North Am; 2015 Mar; 50(1):153-66. PubMed ID: 25680494.
    Abstract:
    This article reviews and investigates the issues surrounding ergonomics, with a specific focus on safe patient handling and mobility. The health care worker of today faces many challenges, one of which is related to the safety of patients. Safe patient handling and mobility is on the forefront of the movement to improve patient safety. This article reviews the risks associated with patient handling and mobility, and informs the reader of current evidence-based practice relevant to this area of care.
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