310. The Cost of Not Preventing Back Injuries in Nursing Personnel in Long-Term Care Facilities

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Achimore ◽  
M. Brophy
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Nursing Personnel ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Back Injuries ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
The Cost

scholarly journals Perception, Attitude, and Knowledge about Physical Restraints among Nursing Personnel in Long Term Care Facilities

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin-Mi Kim ◽  
Yun-Jung Lee ◽  
Duck-Hee Kim ◽  
Sook-Young Kim ◽  
Hye-Young Ahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Nursing Personnel ◽  
Physical Restraints ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities

scholarly journals Nursing Staff Back Injuries

AAOHN Journal ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiska Cohen-Mansfield ◽  
William J. Culpepper ◽  
Patricia Carter
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Medical Costs ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Back Injuries ◽  
Period Prevalence ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Nurse Aides

This report describes the period prevalence and costs of back injuries to nursing staff of long term care facilities in comparison to nurses employed industry wide and to other occupations industry wide. The period prevalence of back injuries to nursing staff in long term care facilities was highest for nurse aides, followed by LPNs and then RNs. Nurses (combined) had a period prevalence of back injuries nearly 1.5 times higher than all employees of long term care facilities and 6 times higher than all occupations combined industry wide. Within long term care facilities, nurses sustaining back injuries were younger and had been employed for a shorter period of time than the average for all nurses employed in long term care facilities. Back injuries accounted for more than half of the indemnity and medical costs for all injuries incurred in nursing homes and industry wide. The findings highlight the need for better prevention and rehabilitation.

Barriers to Running Therapy Groups in Long-Term Care Facilities

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Sharp ◽  
Kate L. Martin ◽  
Kate Martin
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities
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