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Health Promotion in the Operating Room
Author(s) -
Brunges Michele,
Avigne Gail,
Wasik Mike
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60238-x
Subject(s) - workforce , health care , nursing , health promotion , promotion (chess) , business , operating room nursing , perioperative nursing , perioperative , medicine , public health , political science , surgery , politics , law
• RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS and an aging workforce have led many companies to actively promote wellness in the workplace to help their employees and lower their health care‐related costs. • A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT initiative examined the health status of perioperative personnel in one facility before and after they took part in an onsite fitness program. AORN J 83 (January 2006) 171–177.