Applying Ergonomics to Nurse Computer Workstations: Review and Recommendations

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• Personal Author:
  Nielsen K ; Trinkoff A
• Description:
  Nursing is associated with high rates of musculoskeletal disorders from patient handling, and nurses are at high risk for developing cumulative trauma disorders, which can result from computer usage. Although there are many benefits to using computers in the workplace, nurses need to incorporate ergonomic factors into work settings to promote safe workplace environments. This article reviews recent literature about computer workstation ergonomics, discusses related policies, and makes recommendations about computer workstation design and related research in nursing workplace settings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Computers Cumulative Trauma Disorders Ergonomics Health Personnel Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Cumulative-trauma-disorders Health-care-personnel Medical-personnel Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Nurses Nursing Occupational-health Work-environment
• ISSN:
  1538-2931
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  150-157
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029228
• Citation:
  Comput Inform Nurs 2003 May-Jun; 21(3):150-157
• Contact Point Address:
  Computer Sciences Corporation, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 242, Bethesda, MD 20817, USA
• Email:
  nursenielsen@hotmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  Department of Family and Community Health, University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  Computers, Informatics, Nursing
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:79385478b2a8e387a8dcf11676095841d81ef13d1401f7783224444f6fefbb20be8a199d255adb2818b8c1e322ed8d9d490bf1710b1eabde008b53b559053e80
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190261/cdc_190261_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 154.46 KB ]