Abstract
Purpose The incidence and prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal nursing injuries is a top concern for nurses. These injuries are thought to be a dynamic interplay of multiple factors. A literature review reveals a knowledge gap in understanding context-specific patterns of nursing injuries. Design Using a cross-sectional descriptive research design, 58 rehabilitation nurses participated in this study. Methods Anonymous paper surveys were sent to all rehabilitation nursing personnel on the unit. Findings Six themes emerged: lack of time and help, patient acuity, ergonomics, body movement issues, knowledge deficit, and communication. Conclusions Nursing input is critical in understanding and reducing context-specific work-related musculoskeletal injuries. Further research that includes nursing voices is advocated. Clinical Relevance Rehabilitation nursing injuries appear to be a complex interaction of multiple determinants; therefore, multifaceted solutions using a quality improvement lens are recommended to improve the working conditions on the units.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 91-100 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Rehabilitation Nursing |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 Association of Rehabilitation Nurses.
Keywords
- Safe patient handling
- nurses
- rehabilitation
- work-related musculoskeletal injuries