For nurses’ low back pain is a serious health issue. Objective: To determine the contributing factors towards low back pain among front line health care workers in Lahore, Pakistan. Method: The design of this study was cross-sectional, descriptive, and quantitative. 191 nurses were selected for this study through non-probability purposive sampling.  Data were collected by adopted Performa by Prof. Cilliers. Results: This study encompassed 191 nurses working in the four public hospitals of Lahore. The response rate was 100%. The regular prevalence of low back pain was 41.4%. The highest ratio of contributing factors towards low back pain was physical, (poor posture 36.6%), while in the psychological factors fatigue 52.4%, whereas in the social factors age 35.6%, similarly in patient care Lifting a heavy Patient 23.6%, and work environment workload 36.6%. Conclusion: Low back pain was moderately prevalent among front-line health care workers. A physical, psychological, social, patient care, and work environment are all contributing factors towards low back pain.

The purpose of this literature review and analysis report is to expose occupational exposure to sharp instrument injuries among registered nurses in public and private hospitals of Lahore Pakistan and associated factors related to sharp instrument injuries among nurses in public and private hospitals of Lahore Pakistan. Nurses are exposed to various risk factors and risky Behaviour that may seriously affect their health and ability to work. Despite recent technological advances such as safety-engineered devices (SEDs), these injuries continue to occur in healthcare facilities worldwide. The searches were restricted to papers published from 2015 to the present, those written in English, and those using the keywords exposure, hospital, doctor, nurse, and sharp injuries or needle stick injuries.