Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Curriculum Module in Nursing Schools Targeting Safe Patient Handling and Movement

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• Personal Author:
  Hagan PC ; Hughes N ; Menzel NN ; Nelson AL ; Powell-Cope G ; Sedlak C ; Thompson V ; Waters, Thomas R.
• Description:
  Nursing schools in the United States have not been teaching evidence-based practices for safe patient handling, putting their graduates at risk for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The specific aim of this study was to translate research related to safe patient handling into the curricula of nursing schools and evaluate the impact on nurse educators and students' intentions to use safe patient handling techniques. Nurse educators at 26 nursing schools received curricular materials and training; nursing students received the evidence-based curriculum module. There were three control sites. Questionnaires were used to collect data on knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about safe patient handling for both nurse educators and students, pre- and post-training. In this study, we found that nurse educator and student knowledge improved significantly at intervention schools, as did intention to use mechanical lifting devices in the near future. We concluded that the curriculum module is ready for wide dissemination across nursing schools to reduce the risk of MSDs among nurses. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Health Personnel Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Health-care-personnel Medical-personnel Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Nurses Nursing
• ISSN:
  1548-923X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Massachusetts ; Nevada ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  26
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032980
• Citation:
  Int J Nurs Educ Scholarsh 2007 Jan; 4(1):26
• Email:
  Audrey.Nelson@va.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2a4c5a65d63b8509a71717d20fcc82ba72ecfb4e5b632a578594bd926d03257d6329cc1d8392e40e77207e92249fddac8b32932ba04a206c19c9365a10d14739
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188726/cdc_188726_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.08 MB ]