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Patient Positioning Techniques in Nursing by Siak Ni Paul is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Positioning patients properly is important for comfort and to prevent medical issues like pressure ulcers and pneumonia. As a nursing student, the document learned different positions like supine, dorsal recumbent, and prone to prevent tissue damage while promoting comfort. Transferring patients, from bed to chair for example, also requires care to do safely and prevent injury, as it takes three providers working together and using proper techniques to move a patient without causing accidents or fractures.
- Author
- Siak Ni Paul
- Language
- EN