Ergonomic nursing workstation design to prevent cumulative trauma disorders.
The introduction of computerized nursing information systems offers health care institutions an opportunity to take a new look at safety issues related to nursing workstation design. Industrial studies have investigated the injuries sustained by clerical workers who spend long periods of time at the...
| Publicado en: | Computers in Nursing Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 245 - 255 |
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| Formato: | CEU exam questions pictorial Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
1997 Sep-Oct
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