Workers in Nursing Homes Regularly Experience a Number of Physical

question 11

Multiple Choice

Workers in nursing homes regularly experience a number of physical and psychological health and safety issues. Incidents can involve twisting and/or lifting injuries, contact with viruses and bacteria, as well as stress-related illnesses from dealing with very sick and dying patients. At Restwell Manor there are 80 employees who work an average of 6 hours per day for 250 days a year. In the past year, the employer reported a total of 8 injuries for a total lost time of 50 days.
- Using a factor of 200,000, what was Restwell Manor's severity rate last year?

• A)83.30
• B)13.30
• C)0.200
• D)0.003

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