Recommendations for Turning Patients with Orthopaedic Impairments

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• Personal Author:
  Gonzalez CM ; Howe CM ; Nelson A ; Waters, Thomas R. ; Gonzalez CM ; Howe CM ; Nelson A ; Waters, Thomas R.
• Description:
  Nurses and other caregivers face high risk for developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders associated with turning (logrolling) patients with orthopaedic conditions. The task is considered high risk on the basis of weight limits and awkward positioning. A task force including representatives from the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses the American Nurses Association, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Patient Safety Center of Inquiry at the James A. Haley Veterans Administration Medical Center in Tampa, Diligent Services, and Guldmann, Inc., developed an ergonomic tool for determining best practices for safe patient turning. Scientific evidence, concepts of ergonomic safety, and safe patient handling equipment were incorporated into this ergonomic tool. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Equipment-design Health-care-personnel Injuries Medical-equipment Medical-personnel Medical-research Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Nursing Safety-education Safety-practices Tools Training

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• ISSN:
  0744-6020
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Illinois ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035222
• Citation:
  Orthop Nurs 2009 Mar-Apr; 28(2)(Suppl S):S9-S12
• Contact Point Address:
  Cynthia M. Gonzalez, Weiss Mem Hosp, Natl Assoc Orthopaed Nurses & Nurse Educator, Chicago, IL
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Orthopaedic Nursing
• Supplement:
  S
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7a86802f3cca151e678c729e1f255e270127b9eb7f2c5b97a9375c88dabed4a6f92e1b92fcf062d4f12f2aad6cb2ec59481f7006d245974d1dcd3e3f9660376e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187143/cdc_187143_DS1.pdf
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