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What does a nurse attempt to minimise during a patient manual handling procedure?

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What does a nurse attempt to minimise during a patient manual handling procedure?


  1. the patient’s centre of gravity
  2. friction between patient and bed
  3. the patient’s inertia
  4. the nurse’s base of support

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B: Minimising friction will both minimise the muscular effort (force) required and also the shearing force on the patient’s skin.  

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