Ergonomic Assessment of a Critical Care Unit

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-165

  Stucke, Sheri ^a   Menzel, Nancy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFTING; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEVADA; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34248583735     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2007.02.005     Document Type: Review

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