Nursing staff provides patient care in an occupational environment that often imposes challenges that affect significantly the musculoskeletal system.Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are common in nursing stuff ...Nursing staff provides patient care in an occupational environment that often imposes challenges that affect significantly the musculoskeletal system.Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are common in nursing stuff and have a negative impact in their professional and daily activities.In the current editorial,the duties of nursing staff,the types of musculoskeletal disorders,the predis-posing factors(including factors related to professional tasks/ergonomics and to working schedules,psychological,social and individual factors)and their impact on working ability and quality of life nursing staff are summarized and pre-ventive measures are proposed.展开更多
文摘Nursing staff provides patient care in an occupational environment that often imposes challenges that affect significantly the musculoskeletal system.Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are common in nursing stuff and have a negative impact in their professional and daily activities.In the current editorial,the duties of nursing staff,the types of musculoskeletal disorders,the predis-posing factors(including factors related to professional tasks/ergonomics and to working schedules,psychological,social and individual factors)and their impact on working ability and quality of life nursing staff are summarized and pre-ventive measures are proposed.
