We are in the business 24/7. It's the shift work; it's the workload. Nurses have the highest level of back injuries, and sadly, even if you've learned all the proper techniques on how to lift and bend, if a patient is falling, you are going to pick up the patient and forget about the proper technique. When we're older, even if we don't want to admit it, we're not as flexible as we were when we were 25.
On May 7th, 2013. See this statement in context.