This is a demo course showing how to package a single SCO.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the profession of nursing has one of the highest nonfatal injury rates in the country, more than twice the national average. Injury rates for nurses are significantly higher than those in professions such as mining and construction (BLS 2009). The Bureau of Labor Statistics now classifies health care patients as a direct cause of on-the-job injury. A back injury occurs every 30 minutes among health care workers in America; nursing is one of the occupations at highest risk for injury. Eighty-seven percent of nurses report low back pain, 38% of nurses suffer back pain or injuries severe enough to require time off from work at some point in their careers, and 44% of injured nurses are unable to return to the nursing profession. (Sigvardsson & Bogue, 2004). Moving patients with impaired mobility is part of a nurse’s job, but it places an unhealthy level of strain on the nurse’s body. Despite National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommendations to limit weight lifted per individual patient care activity to 35 lbs (15.8 kg) (Waters 2007). However, during an average 8- or 12-hour shift nurses may cumulatively lift over 1.8 tons (3,600 lbs) (Tuohy-Main 1997). Safe patient handling techniques are required for all patients admitted to the hospital for medical/surgical treatments. Nurses must be educated about these techniques in order to properly assist in moving patients of all ages and sizes. What can be done to assist nurses with properly lifting and moving patients? Most patients need help moving, and almost all of them weigh more than 35 lbs. How can nurses move these patients without suffering from lifelong pain? Nurse can be involved in promoting their health care institutions to develop comprehensive patient handling programs which benefit both patients and workers.

Here's a description for the test course.

According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Health care is the second-fastest-growing sector of the U.S. economy, employing over 12 million workers. Women represent nearly 80% of the health care work force. Health care workers face a wide range of hazards on the job, including needlestick injuries, back injuries, latex allergy, violence, and stress. Although it is possible to prevent or reduce health care worker exposure to these hazards, health care workers actually are experiencing increasing numbers of occupational injuries and illnesses. Rates of occupational injury to healthcare workers have risen over the past decade. By contrast, two of the most hazardous industries, agriculture and construction, are safer today than they were a decade ago.