ABSTRACT

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently calculated nearly 60,000 musculoskeletal injuries to healthcare workers resulting from heavy lifting during attempts to move patients. Often the nurses, aides, orderlies, and attendants who suffered permanent injuries were forced out of the profession, straining an already inadequate pool of workers and

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LACK OF SUPPORT FOR INJURED NURSES

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CONTRIBUTING FACTORS

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APPROACHES TO DECREASING THE PROBLEM

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REFERENCES

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CONTENTS

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Injured Nurse Story #2: Preventable

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SCOPE AND MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM

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REFERENCES

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DISCUSSION

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CONCLUSION

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Injured Nurse Story #5: The First to Go

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Appendix 7B: International No Lift

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Injured Nurse Story #9: They Let Me Go

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DESCRIPTION/METHOD

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CONCLUSION

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REFERENCES

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