Effects of a national safe patient handling program on nursing injury incidence rates

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 525-534

  Powell Cope, Gail ^a   Toyinbo, Peter ^a   Patel, Nitin ^a   Rugs, Deborah ^a   Elnitsky, Christine ^a,b   Hahm, Bridget ^a   Sutton, Bryce ^a   Campbell, Robert ^a   Besterman Dahan, Karen ^a   Matz, Mary ^a   Hodgson, Michael ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina Charlotte Student Health Center   (United States)

^c Occupational Safety and Health Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT LIFTING; PATIENT SAFETY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSERVICE TRAINING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT SAFETY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84916217450     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: 15390721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000111     Document Type: Article

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