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patient-handling injuries

Patient handling injuries: Risk factors and risk-reduction strategies

May 18, 2016

For more than 40 years, nurses have had the highest jobrelated injury rates of all healthcare personnel. In a 2011 survey conducted by the American Nurses Association: • 62% of nurses expressed concerns about…

Working-out or lifting patients

September 26, 2018

As I prepare for my evening workout at the gym today, it’s more than likely that I will use weights greater than 35 pounds when performing various exercises.…

Patient handling injuries: Risk factors and risk-reduction strategies

For more than 40 years, nurses have had the highest jobrelated injury rates of all healthcare personnel. In a 2011 survey conducted by the American Nurses Association: • 62%…

Working-out or lifting patients

As I prepare for my evening workout at the gym today, it’s more than likely that I will use weights greater than 35 pounds…

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