Abstract
As recently as 20 years ago, the International Labor Organization has drawn the attention to the nurses’ working conditions, nursing and health. Nursing is one of the professions, mostly exposed to the risk of experiencing back injuries. One of the main precautions to prevent nurses' back injuries is the use of technical aids and the work environment provision with ergonomic means. There must be a lot and diverse devices in the workplace available for nurses to protect them from injuries [1]. The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work identifies several groups of risk factors that affect the health of nurses. They are work-related risks (monotonous movements, use of physical force, an uncomfortable body position), patient-related risks (a heavy patient, immobility, etc.), environment-related risks (slippery work surfaces, limited area, etc.), and other risks (lack of knowledge, inappropriate clothing and footwear, etc.) [2]. The aim of the research was to analyze the injuries experienced by nurses in changing the situation of patients. A quantitative survey was conducted, providing the questionnaires; its participants were nurses, working in Utena City health care institutions. The nurses usually experience various types of sprains of back, lumbar and shoulder girdle muscles. Injuries, suffered by nurses, are related to the lack of additional facilitators and knowledge on how to lift a patient in a correct manner.
Highlights
As recently as 20 years ago, the International Labor Organization has drawn the attention to the nurses’ working conditions, nursing and health
The aim of the research was to analyze the injuries experienced by nurses in changing the situation of patients
Pundzius taip pat išskiria slaugytojų amžių ir darbo stažą kaip svarbius rizikos veiksnius [7]; 6. netinkama avalynė – slaugytojai daug laiko praleidžia stovėdami ir vaikščiodami, todėl didėja nugaros pažeidimų rizika
Summary
Slauga – viena iš profesijų, kurios atstovams kyla didžiausia rizika patirti nugaros traumas. Siekiant išvengti slaugytojų nugaros pažeidimų, – pagalbinių priemonių naudojimas bei darbo aplinkos aprūpinimas ergonominėmis priemonėmis. Slaugytojų darbo vietoje turi būti daug ir įvairių priemonių, kurios apsaugo slaugytojus nuo traumų [1]. Europos saugos ir sveikatos darbe agentūra išskiria kelias rizikos veiksnių grupes, kurios turi įtakos slaugytojų sveikatai. T.) bei kita rizika (žinių stoka, netinkama apranga ir avalynė ir kt.) [2]. Tyrimo tikslas – išanalizuoti traumas, kurias patiria slaugytojai, keisdami pacientų padėtį. Slaugytojai dažniausiai susiduria su įvairaus pobūdžio patempimais – nugaros, juosmeninės dalies bei pečių juostos raumenų. Slaugytojų patiriamos traumos atsiranda dėl papildomų priemonių ir žinių, kaip taisyklingai kelti pacientą, stokos. Reikšminiai žodžiai: nugaros skausmai, rizika, netinkama darbo poza
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