Table 5
Association of nursing occupations with the risk of total injuries and MSIs by health sector
| Sector | Occupation | FTEs | in this sector | Adjusted RR all injuries (95 CIs) | Adjusted-RR MSIs (95 CIs) |
| Acute care | RNs | 5015 | 71.9 | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (ref.) |
| LPNs | 814 | 11.7 | 1.33 (1.10 to 1.60) | 1.75 (1.42 to 2.16) | |
| p0.0026 | p<0.0001 | ||||
| CAs | 1146 | 16.4 | 1.40 (1.20 to 1.64) | 1.82 (1.56 to 2.12) | |
| p<0.0001 | p<0.0001 | ||||
| Total acute care | 6,975 | 100 | |||
| Community care | RNs | 1,348 | 57.4 | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (ref.) |
| LPN | 9 | 0.4 | No data | No data | |
| CAs | 992 | 42.2 | 3.27 (2.44 to 4.37) | 4.76 (4.35 to 5.21) | |
| p<0.0001 | p<0.0001 | ||||
| Total community Care | 2349 | 100 | |||
| Nursing homes | RNs | 484 | 20.9 | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (ref.) |
| LPNs | 269 | 11.6 | 1.43 (1.08 to 1.87) | 1.28 (0.94 to 1.75) | |
| p0.0112 | p0.1150 | ||||
| CAs | 1561 | 67.5 | 2.06 (1.69 to 2.51) | 2.16 (1.54 to 3.03) | |
| p<0.0001 | p<0.0001 | ||||
| Total nursing homes | 2314 | 100 |
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ref., reference.
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CA represents care-aides, nursing assistants and community health workers.
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RRs, 95 CIs and p values were derived from Poisson regression model with generalized estimating equations.
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Adjusted variables: sex and age, health region were treated as cluster variables in the model.
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LPNs were under-utilised in community care. There were very few LPNs requested for community care posted positions. The combined productive hours in three health regions produced the equivalent of nine FTEs.40
