Implementation of an evidence-based safe patient handling and movement mobility curriculum in an associate degree nursing program

Nurses are at an increased risk for work-related musculoskeletal injuries as a result of the cumulative effects of manual patient-handling tasks. An evidence-based mobility curriculum was implemented in an associate degree nursing program designed to teach student nurses safe patient handling and movement using the principles of ergonomics and usage of mechanical assistive devices to decrease future incidence of work-related musculoskeletal injuries.