What Bed Size Does a Patient Need?: The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Space Required to Turn in Bed

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¹ Kelly Pretorius, MPH, MSN, PNP-A/C & P/C, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Adem Cengiz, MSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Lisa Geshell, MSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Dong Eun Jang, MSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Tammy Prater, BSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin Yanyan Wang, PhD, RN, is Post Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Maegen MacKenzie, MSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, TheUniversity of Texas at Austin. Atami Sagna, MHS, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Kelly Pretorius et al. Nurs Res. 2018 Jul/Aug.

. 2018 Jul/Aug;67(4):273-274.

doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000294.

¹ Kelly Pretorius, MPH, MSN, PNP-A/C & P/C, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Adem Cengiz, MSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Lisa Geshell, MSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Dong Eun Jang, MSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Tammy Prater, BSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin Yanyan Wang, PhD, RN, is Post Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin. Maegen MacKenzie, MSN, RN, is Doctoral Student, TheUniversity of Texas at Austin. Atami Sagna, MHS, RN, is Doctoral Student, The University of Texas at Austin.

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What Bed Size Does a Patient Need? The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Space Required to Turn in Bed.
Wiggermann N, Smith K, Kumpar D. Wiggermann N, et al. Nurs Res. 2017 Nov/Dec;66(6):483-489. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000242. Nurs Res. 2017. PMID: 28968285 Free PMC article.