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.