Hepatitis A

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-142
Author(s):  
Stephanie Hammond
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Hepatitis A ◽  
Hepatitis A Virus ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Health Nurse ◽  
Risk Areas ◽  
Occupational Health Nurse ◽  
Liver Infection

Hepatitis A is a vaccine preventable liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. The occupational health nurse should be aware of the signs and symptoms of the virus, educate workers about the infection, and recommend immunization for workers traveling or working in high-risk areas for hepatitis A.

scholarly journals Health Hazards in the Workplace: An Approach to Surveillance

AAOHN Journal ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 547-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Sutherland ◽  
Susan Clegg ◽  
Karen DeCourcey
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Health Nurse ◽  
Surveillance Programs ◽  
Physical Examinations ◽  
Occupational Health Nurse

Surveillance programs serve as a useful tool in assisting occupational health nurses in identifying employees with existing or potential health problems due to toxic exposures. They also assist the company in pinpointing potential health hazards in the work environment. The surveillance assessment can serve as a useful tool in encouraging safe practices in the workplace and encouraging management to comply with OSHA, state, or company regulations. The surveillance assessment further serves asa vehicle for assisting the occupational health nurse in developing a procedure for collecting information regarding hazards in the workplace. When developing a protocol for conducting physical examinations, the occupational health nurse mustbe able to identify those toxinswhich are present in the workplace, describe signs and symptoms which employees mayexhibit when suffering from overexposure to a hazard, and plan for dealing with such exposure situations.

scholarly journals Certified Occupational Health Nursing

AAOHN Journal ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 581-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Burgel ◽  
Emily M. Wallace ◽  
Sharon Donnelly Kemerer ◽  
Margery Garbin
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Nurse Specialist ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Certification Programs ◽  
Health Nurse ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Occupational Health Nurse ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Occupational Health Nursing

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).

scholarly journals Meet The Occupational Health Nurse

Curationis ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Occupational Health Services ◽  
Health Nurse ◽  
Occupational Health Nurse

The great upsurge of knowledge and progress in occupational health medicine which occurred during both world wars was proof that good occupational health services mean greater productivity, with the result that today the scope of the occupational health nurse is unlimited.

When a Coworker Completes Suicide

AAOHN Journal ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 459-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia W. Lynn
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency ◽  
Suicide Survivors ◽  
Suicide Death ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Grieving Process ◽  
Health Nurse ◽  
Occupational Health Nurse

The suicide death of a coworker is considered a psychiatric emergency for nurse managers and coworkers left to process the feelings associated with this type of grief. The occupational health nurse can assist nurse managers and coworkers in the grieving process. It is critical for the occupational health nurse to understand the psychological, social, and emotional implications for coworkers (suicide survivors) left to grieve the loss. Appropriate support and guidance immediately following the suicide death of a coworker will assist individuals through the normal grieving process and avoid suppressed emotions that may lead to personal and departmental dysfunction.

Respiratory Protection Competencies for the Occupational Health Nurse

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candace Burns ◽  
Ann M. Lachat ◽  
Kimberly Gordon ◽  
Mary Gene Ryan ◽  
MaryAnn Gruden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Respiratory Protection ◽  
Health Nurse ◽  
Occupational Health Nurse

scholarly journals Managing Time

AAOHN Journal ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 300-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy E. Wachs
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Nurse Manager ◽  
Personal Goals ◽  
Control Time ◽  
Health Nurse ◽  
Occupational Health Nurse ◽  
Time Expenditures

Managing time puts the occupational health nurse manager in control of health services and personal goals. Articulating those goals and appropriately delegating some of the outcomes needed to meet those goals should result in accomplishing the goals in less time. Strategies to control time expenditures on a daily basis include developing a “to do” list, avoiding procrastination, time wasters, and paper shuffling, creating an environment conducive to work, and rewarding self and staff for a job well done.

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