Should we lift or should we roll? Nursing practice following prosthetic hip surgery.
Following prosthetic hip surgery, patients are at high risk of pressure sores, and must be moved regularly. Although no research has concluded that dislocation is caused by moving patients in bed, lifting is still widely used. A flexible practice adapting to individual needs represents the best approach.
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D001416:Back Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011187:Posture; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control