The guide to the handling of people/

The guide to the handling of people/ edited by Jacqui Smith. - 5th edition. [edited by Jacqui Smith]. - Teddington : BackCare, 2005. - xxiii, 327 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Previous ed. : 1997, published as "The guide to the handling of patients". Published in collaboration with the Royal College of Nursing and the National Back Exchange.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is a book for nurses about handling patients, especially so that nurses do not get backache in the process. There are detailed guides with drawings, showing how to help a patient to stand from a sitting position, how to assist with a patient's walking, and other practical manoevres.

0953058298 (spiral) : No price

GBA568617 bnb


Backache--Prevention.
Physically handicapped--Care.
Lifting and carrying.