scholarly journals Quality Assurance in Occupational Health Nursing

1985 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeline Alexander Migliozzi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Quality Assurance Program ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
Process And Outcome ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Occupational Health Nursing

Quality assurance is a necessary part of nursing services. An overview of quality assurance is presented including structure process and outcome approaches. Each approach is defined and an example given. The steps of conducting a quality assurance program are discussed as well as the concept of peer review. Peer review programs for a population such as occupational health nurses who work independently are presented.

scholarly journals On-Site Occupational Health Nursing Services

AAOHN Journal ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 172-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gestur Davidson ◽  
Anne Widtfeldt ◽  
Jean Bey
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Employee Relations ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Benefits And Costs ◽  
Occupational Health Nursing

Part I of this article describes a quantitative assessment model that was developed to provide useful information to a large corporation about the benefits and costs of an on-site occupational health nursing program. The large number and complex nature of the effects of such programs both complicate this task and restrict the comprehensiveness of its assessment. Part I focuses on estimating the net cost savings arising from the direct substitution of on-site for off-site provided occupational health nursing services. The six factors comprising this assessment model are identified. How these quantitative factors might be estimated in practical applications of this model is discussed, and cost effective approaches to this estimation task are suggested. The on-site provision of occupational health nursing services clearly continues to be an issue of interest to large corporations concerned with cost containment, productivity, and good employee relations. The model described in this article is restricted to measurable, short term benefits. However, the careful measurement of these benefits and costs can usefully inform management decision making until more comprehensive, longer term assessment models can be empirically implemented.

scholarly journals Quality and Quality Improvement in Occupational Health Nursing

AAOHN Journal ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 326-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Keenan Widtfeldt
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Quality Assurance Program ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Technical Specifications ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Definition Of

The definition of quality in health care is changing to incorporate the industrial definition, which is “conformance to technical specifications and customer requirements” (Conbere, 1992). A quality assurance program is the basis of a qualThis article is reprinted from AAOHN Update Series, Volume 4 with permission from the Continuing Professional Education Center, Inc., Skill-man, NJ.

scholarly journals AAOHN Member Opinions on Demonstrating Value: A Closer Look at the Findings

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 241-251
Author(s):  
Karen Mastroianni
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Nurse Leaders ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
Health Nurse ◽  
Occupational Health Nurse ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Rich Data ◽  
Occupational Health Nursing

An assessment was conducted to update a tool kit published by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) in 1998. The original document, Success Tool for Measuring and Articulating Value, had been a respected resource. Although the AAOHN guide, Demonstrating Value, is a tool with steps and examples for demonstrating value, the intention of this article is to explore the rich data collected during the assessment process, which included interviews with occupational health nurse leaders and an AAOHN member survey. Findings were summarized including data responses compared with occupational health nurses’ tenure in the profession, size of company, job title, and clinic setting (i.e., single- vs. multi-nurse or corporate clinic). In addition, key advice from occupational health nurse leaders was summarized. Justifying services and demonstrating value were viewed by all respondents as essential to the profession as well as for ensuring the quality of occupational health nursing services. A gap was identified between more experienced occupational health nurses and those new to the field, as well as between occupational health nursing settings related to the importance of, and involvement in, demonstrating value.

Occupational health nursing services

1960 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-91
Author(s):  
Mary Louise Brown ◽  
J Wister Meigs
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Occupational Health Nursing
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