scholarly journals Perceived Competence and Comfort in Respiratory Protection

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-115
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Burgel ◽  
Debra Novak ◽  
Candace M. Burns ◽  
Annette Byrd ◽  
Holly Carpenter ◽  
...  

In response to the Institute of Medicine (2011) report Occupational Health Nurses and Respiratory Protection: Improving Education and Training, a nationwide survey was conducted in May 2012 to assess occupational health nurses' educational preparation, roles, responsibilities, and training needs in respiratory protection. More than 2,000 occupational health nurses responded; 83% perceived themselves as competent, proficient, or expert in respiratory protection, reporting moderate comfort with 12 respiratory program elements. If occupational health nurses had primary responsibility for the respiratory protection program, they were more likely to perceive higher competence and more comfort in respiratory protection, after controlling for occupational health nursing experience, highest education, occupational health nursing certification, industry sector, Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare membership, taking a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health spirometry course in the prior 5 years, and perceiving a positive safety culture at work. These survey results document high perceived competence and comfort in respiratory protection. These findings support the development of targeted educational programs and interprofessional competencies for respiratory protection.

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Burgel ◽  
Debra Novak ◽  
Candace M. Burns ◽  
Annette Byrd ◽  
Holly Carpenter ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 262
Author(s):  
Fertin Mulyanasari ◽  
Sigit Mulyono

<p><em>Waste pickers are a group of workers who are at risk of accidents and work-related diseases because they are exposed to sources of disease from rubbish piles. Various diseases and work accidents occur in waste pickers in various countries. To describe occupational health and safety problems that occur in waste pickers as well as efforts that can be made to improve occupational health and safety of waste pickers. Literature search through online databases on ScienceDirect, Wiley Online, and ProQuest with the keywords used "occupational health service", "occupational health nursing", "waste picker", and "scavenger" obtained a total of 3,624 articles, carried out reviews resulting in 17 selected articles. Health problems and workplace accidents of waste pickers range from respiratory problems, musculoskeletal problems, communicable and non communicable diseases, mental health problems and other problems to impacting their families and causing death. Policies are needed to regulate the health and work safety of waste pickers as well as to improve knowledge of occupational health and safety, providing Persolan Protective Equipment (PPE) and improving waste picker obedience to use PPE by health care program. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Pengumpul sampah merupakan kelompok pekerja yang berisiko terhadap kecelakaan dan penyakit akibat kerja karena terpapar sumber penyakit dari tumpukan sampah. Berbagai penyakit dan kecelakaan kerja terjadi pada pengumpul sampah diberbagai negara.</em><em> </em><em>U</em><em>ntuk </em><em>mendeskripsikan masalah kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja yang terjadi pada pengumpul sampah serta upaya yang dapat dilakukan untuk meningkatkan kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja pengumpul sampah. Pe</em><em>ncarian </em><em>literatur </em><em>melalui online database </em><em> pada ScienceDirect,  Wiley Online, dan ProQuest dengan kata kunci yang digunakan yaitu “occupational health service”, “occupational health nursing”, “waste picker”, dan “scavenger” didapatkan total 3.624 artikel, dilakukan review sehingga dihasilkan 17 artikel terpilih. Masalah kesehatan dan kecelakaan kerja pengumpul sampah beragam mulai dari masalah pernapasan, masalah muskuloskeletal, penyakit menular dan tidak menular, masalah mental dan masalah lainnya hingga berdampak pada keluarga mereka dan menyebabkan kemantian. Diperlukan kebijakan yang mengatur kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja pengumpul sampah serta peningkatan pengetahuan kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja, pengadaan alat pelindung diri dan meningkatkan kepatuhan penggunaan alat pelindung diri oleh pengumpul sampah melalui peran pelayanan kesehatan.</em></p>


AAOHN Journal ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 454-455
Author(s):  
Catherine Yuan ◽  
Jin Yu

Nurses from occupational health care settings around the world, interpreting the theme “Communication, Health Care, and the Community,” presented papers at the First International Conference on Occupational Health Nursing in Edinburgh, Scotland in October, 1986. In keeping with AAOHN's commitment to an international perspective, this article is Part II of a five part series of articles that will be printed in the AAOHN JOURNAL. Next month, Part III of the series will feature, “Occupational Health Nursing World Wide.”


AAOHN Journal ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 581-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Burgel ◽  
Emily M. Wallace ◽  
Sharon Donnelly Kemerer ◽  
Margery Garbin

Specialty nursing certification programs, such as that administered by the American Board for Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (ABOHN), must be firmly based on current practice to maintain validity. To determine this, ABOHN performed its most recent job analysis and role delineation study between 1992 and 1994. A comprehensive survey tool was developed by ABOHN Board members, and administered to all 3,805 certified occupational health nurses in practice at the time of the study. With a final return rate of 42.7%, the results were believed to be representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to practice occupational health nursing in the United States at the proficient level of practice. The results of the study formed the basis for the ABOHN test blueprints and the creation of two credentials for occupational health nurses: the Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) and the Certified Occupational Health Nurse Specialist (COHN-S).


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