Safe Patient Handling and Movement: A Practical Guide for Health Care Professionals - Softcover

-Guy A. Fragala, Ph.D., P,E., C.S., Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc.

"Dr. Audrey Nelson's book, 'Safe Patient Handling and Movement' is a wonderful addition to the lexicon of protecting healthcare workers from devastating injury."

William Charney, DOH, Safety Director, Washington Hospital Services, Seattle, WA

Audrey L. Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Director of the Veterans Administration Patient Safety Research Center and has more than 28 years of experience in nursing. She currently serves as the Associate Chief of Nursing Service for Research at the Tampa VA and Director of the Tampa Patient Safety Center of Inquiry. Dr. Nelson is Associate Director of Clinical Research at the University of South Florida College of Nursing and is a Research Professor in the Colleges of Public Health and Engineering. She is a national leader in patient safety and has established and chairs the International Research Consortium on Wandering. In 2005, Dr. Nelson was awarded the John Eisenberg Award for Lifetime Achievements in Patient Safety and Quality. Dr Nelson has expertise in research methods, wandering/elopement, safe patient handling and movement, wheelchair-related falls, and patient safety technology. She has had studies funded by Veterans Health Administration, VA Health Services Research & Development and VA Rehabilitation Research and Development, and the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality (AHRQ).