The accident process preceding back injuries among Australian nurses

Engkvist, Inga-Lill

doi:10.1016/s0925-7535(03)00044-4

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“…Studies of the effectiveness of No Lifting policies have been reported in health industry documents (Ashford, Sdrinis, & Doyle, 2003;Engkvist, 2001;Gaetjens, 2003;OSHA, 2003) and the peer reviewed literature (Collins, Wolf, Bell, & Evanoff, 2004;Engkvist, 2004;Passfield, Marshall, & Adams, 2003). No Lifting policies have resulted in reductions in the occurrence of back injuries (Ashford et al, 2003;Collins et al, 2004;Engkvist, 2001;OSHA, 2003;Passfield et al, 2003) of up to 71% (Ashford et al, 2003).…”

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Effect of a nurse back injury prevention intervention on the rate of injury compensation claims

Martin

Harvey

Culvenor

et al. 2009

Journal of Safety Research

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Effect of a nurse back injury prevention intervention on the rate of injury compensation claims

Martin

Harvey

Culvenor

et al. 2009

Journal of Safety Research

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“…Nurses at the NLS hospital rated their physical exertion as lower for all patient transfers except for turning or rolling over in bed, and between chair/ wheelchair and bed. Both transfers are frequently performed and have also been identified as causing a high spinal load 35) and risk of low back injuries when performed manually 4,36) . A relation between the transfer skill of nurses and the perception of safety and comfort has been identified 37) .…”

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Nurses' Expectations, Experiences and Attitudes towards the Intervention of a ‘No Lifting Policy’

Engkvist

2007

Journal of Occupational Health

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“…The most common reasons identified for this were a lack of equipment, lack of time and lack of space. These particular factors have been identified as crucial to the accident process during bed‐based patient handling activities, leading to back injuries in nurses (Engkvist 2004). Interestingly, a lack of knowledge was the least commonly reported reason for unsafe practice.…”

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An exploration of undergraduate nursing and physiotherapy students’ views regarding education for patient handling

Kneafsey

Ramsay

Edwards

et al. 2012

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives. To ascertain the views of undergraduate student nurses and physiotherapists regarding their education in patient handling. Background. Musculo‐skeletal injuries are an important cause of staff sickness absence and attrition from the nursing profession and are a recognised problem within the physiotherapy profession. Nurses and physiotherapists are at risk of musculo‐skeletal injuries as a result of their role in assisting patients with movement. Methods. A questionnaire survey was undertaken of undergraduate nursing and physiotherapy students (n = 371) at one university. Results. Most students agreed that university teaching about moving and handling prepared them for clinical practice (64%). Over a third reported that they had never undertaken a written moving and handling risk assessment in clinical practice (38%). Almost half of the sample (40%) admitted undertaking unsafe moving and handling activities. Half (50%) also stated that they would rather ‘fit’ into the team than challenge unsafe practice. Almost a third (29%) stated that they had begun to experience pain since becoming a student. There were significant differences between nursing and physiotherapy students. Physiotherapy students were more likely to report being supervised when moving and handling and reported being more assertive about adhering to safe practice. Conclusions. The well‐being of both nursing and physiotherapy undergraduate students is threatened when students undertake work placements in clinical settings. University‐based education in safe patient handling, though important, can be undermined by workplace settings where unsafe practices occur. Collaboration is needed between university educators, managers and practice‐based mentors to support students to maintain safe approaches to moving and handling patients. Relevance to clinical practice. A third of students reported developing pain since becoming a healthcare student. Students entering their professions already injured may leave the workforce owing to poor physical well‐being. It is vital that the clinical workplace supports safe systems of working.

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The accident process preceding back injuries among Australian nurses

Cited by 25 publications

References 21 publications

Effect of a nurse back injury prevention intervention on the rate of injury compensation claims

Effect of a nurse back injury prevention intervention on the rate of injury compensation claims

Nurses' Expectations, Experiences and Attitudes towards the Intervention of a ‘No Lifting Policy’

An exploration of undergraduate nursing and physiotherapy students’ views regarding education for patient handling

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