Open AccessMoving and handling care of bariatric patients: a survey of clinical nurse managers
Author(s) -
Sara Dockrell,
Graham Hurley
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of research in nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1744-988X
pISSN - 1744-9871
DOI - 10.1177/1744987120970623
Subject(s) - medicine , hoist (device) , health care , nursing , acute care , patient safety , medical emergency , family medicine , structural engineering , engineering , economics , economic growth
The prevalence of obesity is rising, and obese persons are more likely to use healthcare services and require moving and handling care.