Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Yan, P
• Zhang, L
• Li, F Y
• Yang, Y
• Wang, Y N
• Huang, A M
• Dai, Y L
• Yao, H

Titel

Evaluation of ergonomic load of clinical nursing procedures

Ist Teil von

• Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi, 2017-08, Vol.35 (8), p.581

Ort / Verlag

China

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To evaluate the ergonomic load of clinical nursing procedures and to provide evidence for the prevention and management of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in nurses. Based on the nursing unit characteristics and the common departments involving patient-turning procedures, 552 nurses were selected from 6 clinical departments from July to September, 2016. The ergonomic load of four types of patient-turning procedures, i.e., turning the patient's body, changing the bed linen of in-bed patients, moving patients, and chest physiotherapy, was evaluated by the on-site inspectors and self-evaluated by the operators using the Quick Exposure Check. The exposure value, exposure level, and exposure rate of WMSDs were assessed based on the procedure-related physical loads on the back, shoulders/arms, wrists/hands and neck, as well as the loads from work rhythm and work pressure. All surveyed subjects were females who were aged mostly between 26-30 years (49.46%) , with a mean age of 29.66±5.28 years. These