Moving and Lifting Patients
"Moving and Lifting Patients" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Moving or repositioning patients within their beds, from bed to bed, bed to chair, or otherwise from one posture or surface to another.
| Descriptor ID |
D055805
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.585.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Moving and Lifting Patients- Moving and Lifting Patients
- Patient Moving
- Moving, Patient
- Movings, Patient
- Patient Movings
- Patient Repositioning
- Patient Repositionings
- Repositioning, Patient
- Repositionings, Patient
- Patient Moving and Lifting
- Patient Lifting
- Lifting, Patient
- Liftings, Patient
- Patient Liftings
Patient Handling- Patient Handling
- Handling, Patient
- Handlings, Patient
- Patient Handlings
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Moving and Lifting Patients" by people in Profiles.
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Choi J, Cramer E. Reports From RNs on Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Programs in Acute Care Hospital Units. J Nurs Adm. 2016 Nov; 46(11):566-573.