... explain that "members of a generation … encounter key historical events and social trends while occupying the same phase of life" (Strauss 1998). information generational difference baby boomer personnel competence silent generation staff member strength labor force workforce cross...

... and customer specific profitability. To aid in the goal of fewer workplace injuries, insurance carriers and brokers began hiring staff to assist their customers with injury prevention efforts and today all major WC carriers and brokers have loss control staff members holding this job function. The Occupational...

... with a resident who needs minimal support while ambulating. The staff member is supporting the resident with a good strong grip on the waistband of the resident's pants. This practice is unacceptable for several reasons. First, it is a violation of the resident's dignity and, in the event of an injury, could...

... cost. (Note: In a New York hospital in September 2001, a young boy undergoing and MRI was killed when a staff member entered the MRI with a steel Oxygen bottle) The third incident involved the same MRI and a PRN floor nurse bringing her patient down for a MRI. When the patient was being interviewed...

... having an increasing reliance on using agency staff nurses to fill positions. From a budgeting stand-point, these staff are considerably more expensive than permanent staff members. Low morale. Workplace injuries can impact morale several ways. Breaking apart a smoothly functioning team due to one...