Safe Patient Handling Training for Schools of Nursing

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2009-127, March 2010
For Health Care Providers

About

This curriculum, developed by cooperative effort among NIOSH, Veterans Health Administration and the American Nurses Association (ANA), will help instructors design training programs that encourage the use of safe approaches to handling patients and contribute to the prevention of MSDs.

Format: PDF
Language: English (US)

Suggested citation

NIOSH [2009]. Safe Patient Handling Training for Schools of Nursing. By Waters TR, Nelson A, Hughes N, Menzel N. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2009-127.