OSHA investigators to investigate hospitals' experience with nursing's high injury rate due to patient lifting.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/24/417186384/osha-launches-program-to-protect-nursing-employees
We welcome this effort, but point out that this same PHYSICAL burden presents in other settings: skilled nursing facilities AND patients' homes.
Why not also look at equipment design that help patients move themselves? Addresses so many issues at the same time: patient AND staff staff, patient AND staff satisfaction. With the added benefit of helping the many family caregivers out there who struggle with the same patient lifting challenges!
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