ERGONOMIC EDUCATION FOR NURSING-STUDENTS

An educational package of common ergonomic training as well as behavio ural training was implemented in nursing education. The teaching metho ds also had the aim of increasing students' awareness of the importanc e of total work environment for the prevention of back injuries. The e xperimental group was, on the whole, more pleased with their education than the control group. The experimental group judged their ability t o analyse the work environment higher than the control group did. Obse rvations in some practical work-tasks showed that students from the ex perimental group worked in physically more favourable positions with l ess strain on the body.