Publication Date
1997
Degree Type
Master's Project
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Nursing
First Advisor
Jayne Cohen
Second Advisor
Gail L. Marculescu
Abstract
The Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners (OHNPs) and the education specialist at a community hospital in northern California designed and implemented the Patient Lifting Equipment Program and protocol. After 1 year, the investigator used a questionnaire to identify and describe 17 female subjects' barriers to implementing the new equipment and protocol and their risk factors for back injuries. The barriers that the subjects cited most often were increased time to prepare and use the devices and the lack of staff who could assist with the lifts. Risk factors, e.g., age, body mass index, hours worked, stress on the job, and social support influenced some subjects' risk taking behaviors for back injuries. By considering the multiple factors involved in providing healthy back promotion/injury prevention principles for their clients, primary care providers and OHNPs can determine when a client with a work-related back injury may return safely to work.
Recommended Citation
Endter, A. Alice, "Healthy Back Promotion Program: Barriers to Implementation" (1997). Master's Projects. 849.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.fasg-n6ak
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_projects/849
