Table 3 Acute care nature of injury by RNs, LPNs and CAs
MSIsIrritation and allergyOther injuriesPunctureAll injuries
RN
ICU47 (8.3)19 (14.0)7 (4.8)22 (9.2)95 (8.7)
ER69 (12.2)20 (14.7)15 (10.2)21 (8.8)125 (11.5)
Rehabilitation/extended care20 (3.5)2 (1.5)5 (3.4)5 (2.1)32 (2.9)
General medical197 (34.7)50 (36.8)46 (31.3)76 (31.8)369 (33.9)
Surgery/operating room127 (22.4)29 (21.3)38 (25.9)88 (36.8)282 (25.9)
Psychiatric30 (5.3)3 (2.2)13 (8.8)2 (0.8)48 (4.4)
IC and related42 (7.4)6 (4.4)9 (6.1)16 (6.7)73 (6.7)
Other23 (4.1)4 (2.9)7 (4.8)4 (1.7)38 (3.5)
Float staff12 (2.1)3 (2.2)7 (4.8)5 (2.1)27 (2.5)
Total acute RN567 52.1136 12.5147 13.5239 21.91,089
Total non-acute4 50.0004 50.08
Total RN overall571 52.1136 12.4147 13.5243 22.21097
LPN
ICU1 (0.6)001 (3.0)2 (0.8)
ER9 (5.1)2 (9.5)1 (5.9)2 (6.1)14 (5.6)
Rehabilitation/extended care37 (20.9)4 (19.0)3 (17.6)2 (6.1)46 (18.5)
General medical73 (41.2)11 (52.4)6 (35.3)13 (39.4)103 (41.5)
Surgery/operating room28 (15.8)3 (14.3)2 (11.8)6 (18.2)39 (15.7)
Psychiatric001 (5.9)01 (0.4)
IC and related20 (11.3)1 (4.8)3 (17.6)8 (24.2)32 (12.9)
Other3 (1.7)0003 (1.2)
Float staff6 (3.4)01 (5.9)1 (3.0)8 (3.2)
Total acute LPN177 71.421 8.517 6.833 13.3248
Total non-acute00000
Total LPN overall177 71.421 8.517 6.933 13.3248
CA
ICU1 (0.5)2 (7.7)003 (1.0)
ER10 (4.8)2 (7.7)2 (4.3)1 (4.2)15 (5.0)
Rehabilitation/extended care89 (43.0)5 (19.2)20 (43.5)3 (12.5)117 (38.6)
General medical18 (8.7)2 (7.7)5 (10,9)2 (8.3)27 (8.9)
Surgery/operating room17 (8.2)1 (3.8)2 (4.3)2 (8.3)22 (7.3)
Psychiatic4 (1.9)1 (3.8)2 (4.3)07 (2.3)
IC and related41 (19.8)10 (38.5)8 (17.4)15 (62.5)74 (24.4)
Other22 (10.6)3 (11.5)6 (13.0)1 (4.2)32 (10.6)
Float staff5 (2.4)01 (2.2)06 (2.0)
Total acute CA207 68.326 8.646 15.224 7.9303
Total non-acute29 59.25 10.210 20.45 10.249
Total CA overall236 67.031 8.856 18.529 8.2352
  • ER, emergency room; IC, infection control; ICU, intensive care unit.

  • CA represents care-aides, nursing assistants, community health workers; IC and related represents infection control, sterile processing, housekeeping, laundry and cleaners.

  • Values in round parentheses represent acute department column percentages; values in square parentheses represent row percentage for nature of injury.

  • 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 injuries include burns, cuts, bruises, psychiatric trauma and unspecified injuries.

  • Personnel allocated to various departments to adjust for workload peaks or to replace missing personel.

  • These are home-care RNs and CAs who work from an office in an acute care facility.