The effectiveness of job specific training on the work performance of female student nurses
Abstract
Body mechanic checklist scores, thigh, trunk, and center of
gravity displacement during a one person pivot transfer, and
boosting up in bed were evaluated to determine the
effectiveness of job specific training on the work
performance of female student nurses from a local college.
Thirty female S's participated in the study and were divided
into a control group, an experimental group that received
basic body mechanic training, and an experimental group that
received job specific training. Results of the body
mechanic checklist analysis indicated that the job specific
training group demonstrated a statistically significant
improvement in their body mechanic techniques compared to
the other two groups. Results of the kinematic analysis
found no significant differences in thigh and trunk
displacement during the one person pivot transfer between
the three groups. Results of the thigh, trunk, and
horizontal center of gravity displacement during boosting a
patient up in bed indicated that the job specific training
group improved their body mechanic techniques compared to
the other two groups.
Subject
Lifting and carrying
Nurses - In-service training
Backache - Prevention
Human mechanics