Positioning critically ill patients in hospital.
Although moving and handling is an important aspect of nurse training, the emphasis is often more on the health and safety of the nurse than on the importance of the correct therapeutic positioning of patients. This article outlines optimum patient positioning in different critical care settings and for different medical conditions.
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School of Health Science, University of Wales, Swansea. t.h.griffiths@swan.ac.uk
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