An on-the-job method to evaluate patient lifting technique
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Manual Muscle Testing: A Method of Measuring Extremity Muscle Strength Applied to Critically Ill Patients
Published on: April 12, 2011
M P Alavosius1, B Sulzer-Azaroff
1Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
Abstract:
Two frequently used patient transfer techniques were task analysed. An observational system, incorporating these analyses, was developed to evaluate systematically the safety with which nurses, aides and attendants lifted and transferred physically handicapped patients. The reliability, cost effectiveness and practical application of this procedure are discussed.
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