Healthcare Ergonomics - Safe patient handling

About us Nationwide network Our management team Atlas news Job and network information Contact us Research and white papers Office ergonomics Total systems approach The fox in the hen house The costs of office discomfort Real pain requires real people Nationwide support General office strategy We assess individual risk We define solutions We train the individual We track closure We monitor outcomes Free is good Call center strategy We assess individual risk We work with individuals We define solutions We mark furniture We fit furniture We train employees We monitor outcomes Measurable results, guaranteed Training strategy Our results Experience a survey Industrial ergonomics Total systems approach Pre-employment screens Ergonomic job analysis Employee and management training Ergonomics team training Office ergonomics On-site wellness services Our results Transportation ergonomics Total systems approach Pre-employment screens Driver ergonomics We train drivers We mark the truck We fit the truck to the driver We monitor outcomes We provide options Warehouse ergonomics Office ergonomics On-site wellness services Our results Public transit ergonomics Total systems approach Pre-employment screens Driver ergonomics We train drivers We mark the bus We fit the bus to the driver We monitor outcomes We provide options Office ergonomics On-site wellness services Our results Healthcare ergonomics Total systems approach The fox in the hen house Pre-employment screens Safe patient handling We assess risk We define solutions We train employees We monitor outcomes Workplace ergonomics Office ergonomics On-site wellness services On-site wellness services Diet and nutrition counseling Employee triage Functional capacity evaluations Employee rehabilitation Pre-employment screen services Protecting your borders Our approach We define and validate essential function We design test protocol We conduct pilot applications We confirm EEOC compliance We support implementation We analyze data Nationwide network Our results		Overwhelming evidence Over the past two decades research has consistently illustrated that nursing, – and in particular, the manual transfer or repositioning of patients, – is a high risk job. The situation is further exasperated by obesity trends in the nation and the need to aid bariatric patients. The facts present a case for a welcome change: 8 to 9% of employees in hospitals, nursing care and residential care facilities are injured each year Greater than 50% of nurses experience back pain each year 50-80% of the incidents of low back pain in healthcare workers are attributed to patient transfers 65-80% of nurses with back pain do not report it to management 18% of nurses stopped working because of low-back pain The question at hand is not whether a problem truly exists in safe patient handling, but what approach do you take to solve the problem? Atlas has that answer.
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Overwhelming evidence