Deriving Insights From an Occupational Incident Reporting System to Enhance Understanding of Musculoskeletal Incidents Among Nurses and Midwives.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To describe nurse, midwife and injury characteristics of musculoskeletal incident workplace compensation claims (WorkSafe) in Victoria, Australia; to determine the ratio between lost work for musculoskeletal compensation claimants, compared to hours worked by the Victorian nursing and midwifery workforce; to modify a risk-identification framework for workplace incidents involving staff-assisted patient movement reported in the Victorian Health Incident Management System (VHIMS), specific to incidents that occur during staff-assisted patient movement, and apply the coding framework to VHIMS incidents to report the risk factors associated with these incidents.

Design and methods

Observational data collected prospectively between July 2017 and December 2021 via WorkSafe, a

SUBMITTER: Brusco N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12718611 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature