Assessment of Nurses Knowledge Regarding the Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

In many industrialized countries WMSDs has become the second highest occupational disease after occupational mental diseases. Because of the different work characteristics, conditions and working strength. The global nursing workforce is (27.9) million and is the largest occupational group in the health sector, accounting for approximately (59%) of health professions. Due to the large spread of (WMSDs) among nurses and the lack of trained personnel and a decrease in the quality of nursing care, where the knowledge and orientation of nurses about (WMSDs) constitute an important element in preventing them, so the current study aimed to identify the knowledge of nurses in Imam Zain Hospital Abedin about musculoskeletal disorders.