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  • Interventions To Prevent Back Pain And Back Injury In Nurses: A Systematic Review
    Healthcare Ergonomics September 11, 2013

    What are the most effective interventions to prevent back injury at work?  A paper by Dawson et al (2007) looked at 51 papers to determine this.  Of the papers reviewed, only 20 met their selection criteria.  The study cohorts consisted of nurses, nursing aides, student nurses, and at times a combination of nurse categories. InterventionsContinue reading

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