Author: New York (State). Department of Labor. Division of Research and Statistics Publisher: ISBN: Category : Local officials and employees Languages : en Pages :
Author: New York (State). Department of Labor. Division of Research and Statistics Publisher: ISBN: Category : Agricultural laborers Languages : en Pages : 71
Author: New York (State). Department of Labor. Division of Research and Statistics Publisher: ISBN: Category : Industrial accidents Languages : en Pages : 24
Author: Audrey Nelson Publisher: ISBN: 9781416043010 Category : Critical care medicine Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Nursing personnel are consistently listed as one of the top ten occupations for work-related musculoskeletal disorders, with incidence rates of 8.8 per 100 in hospital settings and 13.5 per 100 in nursing home settings. Strategies to prevent or minimize work-related musculoskeletal injuries associated with patient handling are often based on tradition and personal experience rather than scientific evidence. The most common patient handling approaches in the United States include manual patient lifting, classes in body mechanics, training in safe lifting techniques, and back belts.