CMAN 380-Community Health
What is an Occupational health nurse?? -
Occupational and environmental health nursing is the SPECIALTY practice that provides for and
delivers health and safety programs and services to workers, worker populations and community
groups. This practice focuses on promotion and restoration of health, prevention of illness and injury
and PROTECTION FROM work-related** and environmental* hazards!
What is the primary goal of an occupational health nurse?? -
Preventing injuries, work-related injuries on the job
What is an OHN? -
They are educators, researchers, managers, consultants, case manager, clinician/nurse, coordinator
of services, nurse practitioner, or corporate directors
What type of assessment do they conduct? -
OHN will complete a head to toe assessment of the environment
What kind of care do these nurses deliver? -
Direct and indirect care services. Indirect care includes planning programs and health promotion
What is the impact of OHN on Business? -
Businessess look to OHN to maximize employee productivity and reduce costs* through: lowered
disability claims, fewer on-the-job injuries, and improved absentee rates
What improvements have been shown due to occupational health nursing?? -
These nurses help to make the workplace environment safer, and they have reduced the amount of
workplace deaths that occur in the US
What common workplace hazards are there in nursing?? -
Nurses have one of the highest rates of workplace injuries. Common nurse injuries include:
overexertion from lifting, bending and reaching, slips, trips and falls and workplace violence.
What accounts for 48% of nurse injuries on the job? -
Overexertion from lifting, bending and reaching
What accounts for 25% of nurse injuries? -
Slips, trips and falls
What do occupational health nurses do? -
-Occupational and environmental health nursing practice focuses on health promotion, disease
prevention, and restoration of health within the context of a safe and healthy environment.
*WORK to reduce workplace injuries
-Includes the prevention of adverse health effects from occupational and environmental hazards.
-Provides for and delivers occupational and environmental health and safety programs and services to
clients.
What is an Occupational health nurse?? -
Occupational and environmental health nursing is the SPECIALTY practice that provides for and
delivers health and safety programs and services to workers, worker populations and community
groups. This practice focuses on promotion and restoration of health, prevention of illness and injury
and PROTECTION FROM work-related** and environmental* hazards!
What is the primary goal of an occupational health nurse?? -
Preventing injuries, work-related injuries on the job
What is an OHN? -
They are educators, researchers, managers, consultants, case manager, clinician/nurse, coordinator
of services, nurse practitioner, or corporate directors
What type of assessment do they conduct? -
OHN will complete a head to toe assessment of the environment
What kind of care do these nurses deliver? -
Direct and indirect care services. Indirect care includes planning programs and health promotion
What is the impact of OHN on Business? -
Businessess look to OHN to maximize employee productivity and reduce costs* through: lowered
disability claims, fewer on-the-job injuries, and improved absentee rates
What improvements have been shown due to occupational health nursing?? -
These nurses help to make the workplace environment safer, and they have reduced the amount of
workplace deaths that occur in the US
What common workplace hazards are there in nursing?? -
Nurses have one of the highest rates of workplace injuries. Common nurse injuries include:
overexertion from lifting, bending and reaching, slips, trips and falls and workplace violence.
What accounts for 48% of nurse injuries on the job? -
Overexertion from lifting, bending and reaching
What accounts for 25% of nurse injuries? -
Slips, trips and falls
What do occupational health nurses do? -
-Occupational and environmental health nursing practice focuses on health promotion, disease
prevention, and restoration of health within the context of a safe and healthy environment.
*WORK to reduce workplace injuries
-Includes the prevention of adverse health effects from occupational and environmental hazards.
-Provides for and delivers occupational and environmental health and safety programs and services to
clients.
