Articles by tag: injuries
Though the focus of medical care is often the patients themselves, personnel helping to provide that care are at an increased risk for back and other musculoskeletal injury. Workload and patient handling have resulted in nurses and surgeons exhibiting one of the highest rates of these conditions among all occupations. However, through safer and evolving […]
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AliTalks: Nurses Shouldn’t Have to DIY Patient Positioners
When patients are undergoing surgery, nurses work to ensure their patients are in the safest, proper position whether they’re lying on their back supine, face down prone, or even inverted in Trendelenburg position. To do this, healthcare providers use foam, gel, or bean bag positioners to properly support their patients, but some hospitals are […]