Low Back Pain in Nurses Due to Workplace Injuries in Australia and Role of Stakeholders in It

LOW BACK PAIN IN
NURSES DUE TO
WORKPLACE INJURIES
IN AUSTRALIA AND ROLE
OF STAKEHOLDERS IN IT
- A brief discussion

ERGONOMIC EDUCATION IN LOW BACK PAIN AND THE
STAKEHOLDERS IN MITIGATING THE RISK
 Low back pain is an important health concern in nursing practice and it has been
one of the main reasons of absence in nursing staffs
 Such issue affects the healthcare progress and raises safety concern of the patients.
 Nurses are more likely to suffer from back pains when compared to other
healthcare professionals (Al-Otaibi, 2015). In this regard, stakeholders associated
with the care process perform an effective role in mitigating this.

ROLE OF NURSES AS STAKEHOLDERS
 Ergonomics is a scientific discipline that helps human being in facilitating human wellbeing
in the environment.
 Nurses as a stakeholders should apply principle of ergonomics for personal and professional
care.
 Safe use of the body and safe patient handling protect the patient as well as the nurses from
different physical injuries (Menzel, Feng, & Doolen, 2016).
 The support of nurses in integrating ergonomic education helps in mitigating the risk of
lower back pain as well.