Safety Segments 2024: Point of Care Risk Assessment (PCRAs)

Alberta health care employees, which includes health care aides and nurses, only comprise a little over 6% of the full-time equivalent employees in the workforce.However, healthcare workers are collectively responsible for almost 20% of the overexertion injury and 13% of the fall injuries.These figures emphasize the importance of point-of-care risk assessments.Use this safety segment to introduce and demonstrate a point of care risk assessment.

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