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The major source of injury to healthcare workers is musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). In 2010, nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants had the highest rates of MSDs. There were 27,020 cases, which equate to an incidence rate (IR) of 249 per 10,000 workers—more than seven times the average for all industries. In 2010, the average incidence rate for musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) cases with days away from work increased 4 percent, while the MSD incidence rate for nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants increased 10 percent. How familiar are you with the concept of patient safety? Hundreds of thousands of patients are harmed or die each year due to unsafe care, or are inadvertently injured when seeking health care. Understanding the magnitude of the problem in hospitals and primary care facilities is the first step toward improving patient safety. Course Objectives: This course covers injuries that are largely due to overexertion related to repeated manual patient handling activities, often involving heavy lifting associated with transferring and repositioning patients and working in extremely awkward postures. Some examples of patient-handling tasks that may be identified as high-risk include: transferring from toilet to chair, transferring from chair to bed, transferring from bathtub to chair, repositioning from side to side in bed, lifting a patient in bed, repositioning a patient in a chair, or making a bed with a patient in it. This course also provides an introduction to the science of safety and its relation to patient safety in health care. It explains the role of both individuals and systems in improving patient safety and reviews institutional responses to adverse events, including risk management and medical malpractice.
The major source of injury to healthcare workers is musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). In 2010, nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants had the highest rates of MSDs. There were 27,020 cases, which equate to an incidence rate (IR) of 249 per 10,000 workers—more than seven times the average for all industries. In 2010, the average incidence rate for musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) cases with days away from work increased 4 percent, while the MSD incidence rate for nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants increased 10 percent.
How familiar are you with the concept of patient safety? Hundreds of thousands of patients are harmed or die each year due to unsafe care, or are inadvertently injured when seeking health care. Understanding the magnitude of the problem in hospitals and primary care facilities is the first step toward improving patient safety.
Course Objectives: This course covers injuries that are largely due to overexertion related to repeated manual patient handling activities, often involving heavy lifting associated with transferring and repositioning patients and working in extremely awkward postures. Some examples of patient-handling tasks that may be identified as high-risk include: transferring from toilet to chair, transferring from chair to bed, transferring from bathtub to chair, repositioning from side to side in bed, lifting a patient in bed, repositioning a patient in a chair, or making a bed with a patient in it.
This course also provides an introduction to the science of safety and its relation to patient safety in health care. It explains the role of both individuals and systems in improving patient safety and reviews institutional responses to adverse events, including risk management and medical malpractice.
Develop and implement patient safety programs and protocols in healthcare facilities to minimize errors and adverse events. Identify potential patient safety hazards, including clinical, operational, and environmental risks. Conduct incident investigations, perform root cause analyses, and implement corrective and preventive actions. Train healthcare staff on patient safety standards, regulatory compliance, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
Healthcare Professionals Safety, Health, and Environmental Professionals Training Managers Industrial Hygienists Individuals associated with the federal agency's collateral duty safety and health personnel
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