Applying ergonomics to nurse computer workstations: review and recommendations.
Nursing is associated with high rates of musculoskeletal disorders from patient handling, and nurses are at high risk for developing cumulative trauma disorders, which can result from computer usage. Although there are many benefits to using computers in the workplace, nurses need to incorporate erg...
| Publicado en: | CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 150 - 158 |
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| Formato: | review tables/charts website Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
May/Jun2003
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