Sheila Cunningham, Tina Moore

Nursing Skills in Supporting Mobility

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The ability to move easily and purposively contributes enormously to a sense of health and wellbeing, enabling increased independence and self-protection. This pocket book outlines skills and practices to promote mobility. Suitable for student nurses and nursing associates, as well as newly qualified nurses, it is ideal for use in practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 76
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 286g
• ISBN-13: 9781138479524
• ISBN-10: 1138479527
• Artikelnr.: 60600784

Autorenporträt

Sheila Cunningham is an Associate Professor in Adult Nursing at Middlesex University, UK. She has a breadth of experience teaching nurses both pre- and post-registration and she mentors clinicians supporting students in practice. She is also a Middlesex University Teaching Fellow and holds a Principal Fellowship at the Higher Education Academy. Her current role is Director for Learning, Teaching and Quality (School of Health and Education). Tina Moore is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Middlesex University, UK. She teaches nursing assessment, clinical skills and care interventions for both pre-qualifying and post-qualifying nurses. She is also a Middlesex University Teaching Fellow.

Inhaltsangabe

The ability to move easily and purposively contributes enormously to a
sense of health and wellbeing, enabling increased independence and
self-protection. This concise guide covers the anatomy and physiology of
the musculoskeletal system, ergnomics, safe moving and handling and legal
considerations, range of movement exercises and sleep-related issues.
1.Overview of Musculoskeletal components and Movement 2.Movement Assessment
and Exercises 3.Safe Moving and handling practices 4.Therapeutic and
procedural Positions 5.Legal Aspects of Moving and Handling