Lowering nursing injuries using post offer pre-employment testing

Work

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-45

  Faris, Jason ^a  

^a CHRISTUS St Michael Outpatient Rehab Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Industrial rehabilitation; Nursing injuries; Occupational therapy; Post offer pre employment testing

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING SHORTAGE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; NURSING; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 52149120957     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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