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A 3 page research paper that discusses how to prevent nursing workplace injuries, focusing on back and needlestick injuries. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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international borders (OBrien-Pallas, et al, 2004, p. 352). The absenteeism rate, due to illness and injury, for full-time registered nurses (RNs) was considerably higher (83 percent) than it was
for the remainder of the full-time Canadian workforce during 2002 (OBrien-Pallas, et al, 2004). There is a similar level of musculoskeletal injuries in the US nursing workplace (Workplace injury woes,
2003). Nursing literature indicates that the right body mechanics can greatly facilitate reducing or preventing back-related nursing injuries. The term "body mechanics" refer to keeping the body aligned along
the "natural curves of your spine" when transferring a patient or moving heavy objects "Avoiding, 2004, p. S24). Nursing magazine recommends that a nurse should: * Bend your knees to
get up and down; * Keep the patient close to your body to minimize forces on it; * Pivot; dont twist; * Respect your limits; Dont risk injury by trying
to do more than you can handle (Avoiding, 2004, p. S24). Nursing literature also offers ways in which nurses can strengthen their backs, which also facilitates avoiding injury.
Another common, but avoidable, injury that frequently is encountered by nurses in the workplace is accidental needlestick injuries. These injuries have the potential to exposure nurses to "dangerous blood-born pathogens"
such as "human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus" (Shelton and Rosenthal, 2004, p. 25). The greatest danger for contagion is sticks from discarded intravenous (IV)
catheter stylets (Shelton and Rosenthal, 2004). In 2000, the US Congress passed the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, which mandates that healthcare institutions have to provide employees with selection of
"new, safer sharps" (Shelton and Rosenthal, 2004, p. 25). These new sharps come in two formats: active and passive, and the passive, which has a safety mechanism that cannot
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