Unit 6 - Occupational Health Nursing
Primary focus of occupational health nursing. -
-Preventing work related illness and injuries
-Promoting health and safety among workers
Difference between occupational health nurse and employee health nurse. -
Difference is primarily where you work; employee health is employed by the company where as
occupational nurse is contracted to companies that don't have their own employee health nurse
Benefit of occupational health nurse/employee health nurses -
-Less missed work
-Increased productivity
-Wellness programs
-Annual physicals
-Don't have to take time off work to go do these things
What is required for occupational nurse employment -
Certification
Domains of Occupational Health Nursing knowledge expertise -
-Nursing science
-Medical science
-Occupational health sciences
-Epidemiology
-Business and economics
-Social/behavioral sciences
-Environmental health
-Legal/ethcial
Role of Occupational Health Nurse -
Promoting, protecting, restoring, and maintaining worker's health
Role of Occupational Health Physicians -
Diagnose and treat occupationally acquired injuries and illness
In occupational health, who sets up the plan of care -
Physicians or NP
Who determines when a worker can go back to work or what they can/can't do in occupational health -
Physicians/NP
Role of industrial hygienists -
Identify, evaluate, and control toxic exposures and hazards
Who works in combination to manage exposures and problems at an occupation -
, Nursing and Industrial hygienists
Who are the players in occupational health -
-Nurse
-Physicians/NPs
-Industrial hygienists
-Safety engineers
-PT
-Toxicologists
-Industrial engineers
-Ergonomists
-Health educators
-Vocational rehab specialists
Role of safety engineers in occupational health -
-Focus on preventing occupational injuries and maintaining safe work places and practices
-Safety guards, equipment, non-direct health related safety issues
Role of PT in occupational health -
Use stretching and other exercises to prevent injury on the job
Role of ergonomists in occupational health -
Proper body mechanics in lifting and bending correctly
When did we see a shift from agrarian to industrial work -
During the industrial revolution between the mid 18th century to 19th century
What happened in company owned districts -
-Overcrowding
-Unsanitary conditions
-Communicable diseases
-Exploitation of women, children, non english speaking immigrants
In the early 1900s, who was responsible for work related illnesses -
Worker
What Act was created to better occupational health -
OSH Act of 1970
Services covered under OSH Act -
OSHA
NIOSH
Who was the first occupational health nurse -
Betty Moulder 1880
What was developed in 1968 -
The 8 hour work day federally legislated and overtime compensation
Primary focus of occupational health nursing. -
-Preventing work related illness and injuries
-Promoting health and safety among workers
Difference between occupational health nurse and employee health nurse. -
Difference is primarily where you work; employee health is employed by the company where as
occupational nurse is contracted to companies that don't have their own employee health nurse
Benefit of occupational health nurse/employee health nurses -
-Less missed work
-Increased productivity
-Wellness programs
-Annual physicals
-Don't have to take time off work to go do these things
What is required for occupational nurse employment -
Certification
Domains of Occupational Health Nursing knowledge expertise -
-Nursing science
-Medical science
-Occupational health sciences
-Epidemiology
-Business and economics
-Social/behavioral sciences
-Environmental health
-Legal/ethcial
Role of Occupational Health Nurse -
Promoting, protecting, restoring, and maintaining worker's health
Role of Occupational Health Physicians -
Diagnose and treat occupationally acquired injuries and illness
In occupational health, who sets up the plan of care -
Physicians or NP
Who determines when a worker can go back to work or what they can/can't do in occupational health -
Physicians/NP
Role of industrial hygienists -
Identify, evaluate, and control toxic exposures and hazards
Who works in combination to manage exposures and problems at an occupation -
, Nursing and Industrial hygienists
Who are the players in occupational health -
-Nurse
-Physicians/NPs
-Industrial hygienists
-Safety engineers
-PT
-Toxicologists
-Industrial engineers
-Ergonomists
-Health educators
-Vocational rehab specialists
Role of safety engineers in occupational health -
-Focus on preventing occupational injuries and maintaining safe work places and practices
-Safety guards, equipment, non-direct health related safety issues
Role of PT in occupational health -
Use stretching and other exercises to prevent injury on the job
Role of ergonomists in occupational health -
Proper body mechanics in lifting and bending correctly
When did we see a shift from agrarian to industrial work -
During the industrial revolution between the mid 18th century to 19th century
What happened in company owned districts -
-Overcrowding
-Unsanitary conditions
-Communicable diseases
-Exploitation of women, children, non english speaking immigrants
In the early 1900s, who was responsible for work related illnesses -
Worker
What Act was created to better occupational health -
OSH Act of 1970
Services covered under OSH Act -
OSHA
NIOSH
Who was the first occupational health nurse -
Betty Moulder 1880
What was developed in 1968 -
The 8 hour work day federally legislated and overtime compensation
