BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - National observances are a dime a dozen, fighting to claim a spot on the calendar as their own, with platforms as solid as National Sister’s Day and as iffy as Zucchini Bread Day ...

There are multiple ways to prevent nurse injuries from patient handling. Find out the pros and cons of various interventions. It's no secret that America's healthcare workers are in danger of injuries ...

The ECRI institute is a nonprofit that researches the best way to improve patient safety and quality in healthcare. If offers resources to achieve that goal. The “Lift Tool” is a one-page brief on the ...

Hospitals that implement safe patient handling and moving policies may find these practices associated with fewer injuries among health care workers, a small study suggests. Researchers analyzed data ...

The medical center is saving money. Employees are avoiding injury. Future nurses are getting early exposure to hospital work. And patients are appreciative. It is all the result of the newly ...

Hospitals continue to adjust to better treat overweight and obese patients, but are falling short when it comes to installing machinery to help nurses lift or move patients, according to an article in ...

In 2011, the American Nurses Association surveyed more than 4,614 nurses and found 62 percent were worried about experiencing a disabling musculoskeletal injury — a fear that surpassed concerns of ...

The national survey was the first of its kind to expose the problem of career-ending injuries. Out of the 509 nurses and 404 radiology technicians that were interviewed, 56 percent of the nurses and ...

HONOLULU (July 8, 2014) -- Tripler Army Medical Center here has completed the installation of 41 patient lift systems into private and semi-private patient rooms to enhance staff and patient safety, ...

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