Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance [1st ed]

Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance

The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations.

Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.

Everything you need to know about Moving and Handling Patients …at a Glance!

From the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series comes a succinct and visual guide to the topic of moving and handling. Wide-ranging yet easy to read, Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance provides an accessible introduction to the key theoretical underpinnings of moving and handling, including the legal aspects, biomechanics, risk assessment and safe principles of handling. It then explores the practical aspects of handling, supported by clear and straightforward illustrations and photographs.

A clear, concise and comprehensive guide to moving and handling patients
Superbly illustrated, with full colour photographs throughout
Practice-oriented and based on the latest evidence to provide safe and effective patient care
Available in a wide-range of digital formats ― perfect for on-the-go study and revision

Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance is ideal for nursing students, health care assistants, newly qualified nurses, as well as physiotherapists and occupational therapists.