Table 2 Nature of injury for RNs, LPNs and CAs by sector of employment
Injury outcomeFTEsMSIIrritation and allergyOther injuries (burns, cuts, bruise, psychological trauma)Puncture
RN
Acute care5015571 52.1136 12.4147 13.4243 22.2
Community care134858 55.85 4.820 19.221 20.2
Nursing homes48463 75.92 2.49 10.69 10.8
RN overall6847692 53.9143 11.1176 13.7273 21.3
LPN
Acute care814177 71.421 8.517 6.933 13.3
Community care9No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Nursing homes26950 69.42 2.87 9.713 18.1
LPN overall1092227 70.923 7.224 7.546 14.4
CA
Acute care1146236 60.831 8.056 15.929 8.2
Community care992199 73.37 2.837 14.78 2.8
Nursing homes1561462 73.026 4.380 13.99 1.4
CA overall3699897 69.464 5.1173 14.746 3.7
Direct care116381816 65.2230 8.3373 13.4365 13.1

  • Direct care comprises RNs, LPNs and CAs.

  • Values in square parentheses represent row percentage for nature of injury.

  • 1 FTE represents 1879.2 productive hours.

  • MSI represents any incident (single or multiple nature of injury) that includes MSIs.

  • Irritation and allergy represents the combined incidents comprised of the nature of injury: skin irritation, skin/mucous membrane exposure (including eye), eye irritation, allergic response, and respiratory irritation. Other multiple injuries are included with burns, cuts, etc.