An holistic approach to turning patients.

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S Hawkins

K Stone

L Plummer

چکیده

Turning patients who are immobile is usually undertaken expressly to prevent pressure sores. Here the authors highlight some of the other factors that need to be taken into account when nursing dependent and/or immobile patients.

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