Background The nurse back injury rate at The Christ Hospital, a 555-bed urban Magnet facility in Cincinnati, OH, was increasing even though nursing leadership was committed to workplace safety initiatives. In particular, one unit had seen a 500% increase over a two year period. This increase was significant enough to require the development of an immediate action plan focused on decreasing or eliminating these back injuries. Action Plan The action plan selected consisted of acquiring Hercules Patient Repositioners (Hercules) which would allow a single caregiver to reposition patients, weighing up to 500 lbs, back up in bed with the simple push of a button. 26 of the Hercules systems were installed in the hospital’s kidney transplant and renal unit in June of 2014. Immediately after

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