| Document ID (ISN) | 54553 |
| CIS number |
90-1588 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-433-00040-6 |
| Year |
1988 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Rogers R., Salvage J. |
| Title |
Nurses at risk: a guide to health and safety at work |
| Bibliographic information |
Heinemann Educational Books Ltd., 23 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3HT, United Kingdom, 1988. 186p. Illus. Bibl. Index. Price: GBP 15.00. |
| Abstract |
This practical guide covers occupational hazards of nursing at different levels of the service, raises nurses' consciousness of these hazards and suggests ways of tackling them - using practical, legal and political means. Special features of the book include: easy reference guide to hazards at work; action checklists of how to fight specific problems; emphasis on mental and social hazards as well as chemical and physical ones; summaries of the latest research in the field: a chapter for the healthy nurse. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational safety and health; nursing personnel; hospitals |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
neuropsychic stress; United Kingdom; infectious hepatitis; toxic substances; check lists; immunodeficiency syndrome; chemical hazards; biological hazards; physical hazards; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Medicine, hygiene and first aid
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
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