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Rock ‘n’ roll, push ‘n’ pull: avoiding nurse and patient injuries

Studies show that an average nurse lifts 1.8 tonnes per 12-hour shift, re-positions patients around 69 times a shift and often perform 4 transfers per day. That is a lot of lifting, pushing and pulling and can leave nurses battered and bruised.
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