Previous publications of this series have discussed the present retarded status of supervision by hospitals over the health of their employees2; the purposes, scope, and philosophy of proper health supervision3; the physical and professional organization of a practical personnel health service4; and the volume and character of the professional work of such an organization for a typical year hav...

BACKGROUND Despite the high rate of work-related injuries among hospital nurses, there is limited understanding of factors that serve to motivate or hinder nurses return to work following injury. OBJECTIVES Perspectives of nurses with work related injuries, as they relate to obstacles and motivations to return to work, consequences of injury, and influences of work climate were documented. ...

Purpose – This study aimed to determine the determinants of employee performance at Zainoel Abidin General Hospital, and how it affects this hospital. In addition, find out whether extra role can serve as a moderating variable on influence high-performance work practices performance. Design/methodology/approach The sampling technique used in is simple probability sampling. sample count 217, cal...

OBJECTIVES An influenza pandemic, as with any disaster involving contagion or contamination, has the potential to influence the number of health care employees who will report for duty. Our project assessed the uptake of proposed interventions to mitigate absenteeism in hospital workers during a pandemic. METHODS Focus groups were followed by an Internet-based survey of a convenience sample f...

BACKGROUND While past research on health care workers has found that shift work can lead to negative physiological and psychological consequences, few studies have assessed the extent to which it increases the risk of specific work-related injuries, nor quantified and compared associated types, severity and costs. AIMS This study aimed to derive and compare the rates, typologies, costs and di...

In 1980, each $1,000 . of contract cost for hospital construction generated an estimated 51 .4 hours of work, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics survey .' This means that each $1 billion spent on hospital construction in 1980 would have created 27,129 jobs-12,850 in the construction industry and 14,279 in industries which produce and deliver the materials, equipment, and supplies used in...