Evidence-Based Patient Handling: Techniques and Equipment

Providing care and treatment for patients usually requires moving and handling activities, associated with high rates of back injuries for nursing staff. Over the last 20 years a number of guidelines have been published based on professional consensus. Evidence-Based Patient Handling tackles the challenge of producing an evidence base to support clinical practice and is presented in three sections: tasks, equipment and interventions. This book challenges previously held opinions about moving and handling and provides the foundation for future practice.