Title
Ergonomic assessment of a critical care unit
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2007
Publication Title
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
Volume
19
Issue
2
First page number:
155
Last page number:
165
Abstract
Although direct patient care providers in all settings suffer musculoskeletal injuries at unacceptable rates, high-risk tasks in nursing homes are the most frequently researched. Less is known about the high-risk tasks performed by critical care nurses. To identify the tasks in critical care that differ from those in nursing homes, this qualitative study used the Ergonomic Workplace Assessment Protocol for Patient Care Environments to assess a medical ICU. Results and recommendations for change are presented.
Keywords
Industrial accidents; Industrial safety; Intensive care nursing; Intensive care nurses – Wounds and injuries; Overuse injuries
Disciplines
Critical Care Nursing | Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing
Language
English
Repository Citation
Menzel, N.,
Stucke, S.
(2007).
Ergonomic assessment of a critical care unit.
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 19(2),
155-165.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2007.02.005