title: Lifting: why nurses follow bad practice.
abstract: This article reports on a research study of a group of third-year undergraduate student nurses, investigating their use of lifting techniques and their potential to conform to ward practice in the selection of lifts. A questionnaire which included a vignette was administered to 19 students. Results showed that 50 per cent would conform to the selection of a two-person lift by a staff nurse even when they knew that the lift was unsafe. The authors suggest possible variables which may influence the selection of lifts.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Parahoo
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011187:Posture; D012925:Social Conformity; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires