Abstract
This issue of Workplace Health & Safety contains a Continuing Nursing Education Module on “Promoting Best Practices for Managing Acute Low Back Pain in an Occupational Environment” 1.0 contact hour of continuing nursing education credit will be awarded by AAOHN upon successful completion of the posttest and evaluation.
A certificate will be awarded when the following requirements are met by the participant: (1) Participant logs on to the AAOHN LMS website at www.aaohn.org/education/online-learning-center and enrolls in the course ($10 members; $15 non-members); (2) The completed posttest and course evaluation are entered online at at http://www.aaohn.org by September 2017; (3) A score of 75% (6 correct answers) is achieved by the participant.
Upon completion of this lesson, the occupational health nurse will be able to:
Discuss the effectiveness of an online education course on nurses’ understanding of EBP for treating low back pain
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. is an Approved Provider of continuing nursing education by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. is additionally approved as a CNE provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing (#CEP9283).
Contact hours received for successful completion of the posttest and evaluation may be used for relicensure, certification, and re-certification.
Current Professional Guides Clinical Practice Guidelines Center for Professional Guidance Clinical Professional Guides
To educate nurses about evidence-based practice of treating low back pain and test the effectiveness of this online education To evaluate various treatment options for low back pain To teach nurses how to review the literature for low back pain treatment options To determine whether student nurses know more than experienced RNs about low back pain treatment
Company policies that prohibit their use Fear of not meeting workers’ expectations and lack of access to recommended programs Better guidelines available from local specialists Lack of endorsement from state boards of nursing
WebMD and the Cochrane Group WebMD and the CDC The National Guideline Clearinghouse and UpToDate UpToDate and the CDC
And that is why MRIs should be done within 48 hours of initial low back pain report And the results have consistently led to positive outcomes But no studies have been done to determine MRI effectiveness in leading to positive outcomes But use of MRI has not resulted in more positive outcomes for low back pain
Two groups: one treatment and one control One group using a pre/post-test design Case studies to describe participants’ learning A cross-section design to determine participants’ knowledge at a point in time
Statistically significant improvements in both knowledge and EBP belief Statistically significant improvements in knowledge only Statistically significant improvements in EBP belief only No significant change in knowledge or EBP belief
Was available to selected participants only during two months in 2013 Remains open and free of charge on the AAOHN website Is available from the author’s university for a modest fee Is included in all COHN review courses