Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/921509
- Title
- The outcome of occupational rehabilitation of injured NSW nurses: study report
- Author/Creator
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Guest, Maya;
James, Carole;
Rivett, Darren;
Kable, Ashley;
Gersbach, Velma;
McLeod, Mary;
Bohatko-Naismith, Joanna;
Southgate, Erica;
McElduff, Patrick;
Barker, Daniel
- Description
- The nursing workforce has a high risk of injury in the workplace due to a very active and heavy manual handling workload and associated hazards. Previous studies have focused on the problem of manual handling injuries in a range of professions. This study focused specifically on the nursing workforce and the experience of occupational rehabilitation from two perspectives: Return to work coordinators and injured nurses. Occupational rehabilitation is a complex process involving several stakeholders. The employer, insurer, return-to-work coordinator, various medical and allied health service providers, the injured person and their colleagues all contribute to this process. The study has included participants representing a range of health care facilities and working environments. Nurse participants were recruited from a range of specialty areas of practice and across a range of nursing roles or classifications.
- Relation
- http://www.nswnurses.asn.au/news/16098.html
- Date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Newcastle / N.S.W. Nurses' Assosciation
- Keyword(s)
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nurses;
New South Wales;
occupational rehabilitation;
work-related injuries
- Resource Type
- report
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/921509
- Identifier
- ISBN:9780975222270
- Language
- eng
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