Title
Work restrictions: documenting a patient's return to work
Document Type
Article
Peer Reviewed
1
Publication Date
11-1-2010
Volume
35
Journal, Book or Conference Title
The Nurse practitioner
PubMed ID
20975450
DOI
10.1097/01.NPR.0000388901.49604.a8
Abstract
Patients frequently ask NPs to write work restrictions, even if it is not in their best interest. This article helps providers construct valid work restrictions and addresses specific tasks and issues to keep the patient and coworkers safe when returning to work.
Keywords
Absenteeism, Back Pain/diagnosis/therapy, Disability Evaluation, Documentation/methods, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nurse Practitioners/organization & administration, Patient Care Planning, Primary Health Care/methods, Work Capacity Evaluation, Workload
NLM Title Abbreviation
Nurse Pract
URL
http://ir.uiowa.edu/nursing_pubs/1578
