Development of the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses Guidance Statement on Safe Patient Handling and Movement in the Orthopaedic Setting

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• Personal Author:
  Doheny MO ; Nelson A ; Sedlak CA ; Waters, Thomas R.
• Description:
  High-risk patient-handling tasks lead to work-related musculoskeletal disorders for orthopaedic nurses and other members of the healthcare team who are involved in moving patients with orthopaedic issues. Serious consequences can arise from manually moving/lifting these patients. A task force was organized that included representatives from the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses, the Patient Safety Center of inquiry at the James A. Haley Veterans Administration Medical Center in Tampa, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the American Nurses Association to identify high-risk tasks performed in the orthopaedic setting and to develop evidence-based solutions to minimize the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. High-risk tasks for moving and lifting orthopaedic patients were identified. Four orthopaedic algorithms and a clinical tool were developed by the task force to direct nurses and healthcare team members caring for orthopaedic patients through the use of scientific evidence and available safe patient-handling equipment and devices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Equipment-design Equipment-operators Health-care-personnel Injuries Mathematical-models Medical-equipment Medical-facilities Medical-personnel Medical-research Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Nursing Risk-analysis Safety-education Safety-practices Tools Training

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• ISSN:
  0744-6020
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035227
• Citation:
  Orthop Nurs 2009 Mar-Apr; 28(2)(Suppl S):S2-S8
• Contact Point Address:
  Carol A. Sedlak, Kent State University, Colledge of Nursing, Kent, OH 44242
• 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-512:8d11e2096e8935ca7488291a8c875f8748779f60b3b1964e2a57d0e65f89990d793acf93fdf0bb2902b42a91c86253bb61f4bedd78ba4af7a535f90921074bd0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187148/cdc_187148_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 672.54 KB ]