no. | activity | Recommendation Compressive force in kN |
---|---|---|
1 | Raising a patient from lying to sitting in bed or vice versa | 4.1 |
2 | elevating a patient from lying to sitting at the bed's edge or vice versa | 5.1 |
3 | moving a patient towards the bed's head (nurse at bed's long side) | 7.0 |
4 | moving a patient towards the bed's head (nurse at bed's head) | 6.0 |
5 | moving a patient in the bed sideward | 5.0 |
6 | lifting a leg of a lying patient or vice versa (nurse at bed's long side) | 2.9 |
7 | lifting a leg of a lying patient or vice versa (nurse at bed's foot) | 1.8 |
8 | lifting both legs of a lying patient or vice versa (nurse at bed's long side) | 3.7 |
9 | inclining the bed's head with the patient lying in the bed | 4.4 |
10 | shoving a bedpan or vice versa | 4.6 |
11 | placing a patient from sitting at bed's edge in a chair or vice versa | 5.9 |
12 | raising a patient from sitting to upright standing position or vice versa | 4.9 |
13 | raising a patient from lying on the floor to standing position | 4.1 |