The occupational health nurse: a new perspective.

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• Personal Author:
  Brown, Mary L.
• Description:
  Responsibilities of the occupational health nurse (SIC-8049) are reviewed. The occupational health nurse may work independently or cooperatively as a member of an occupational health team. With a multidisciplinary health team, the nurse is the focal point for medical management and industrial engineering practices as these relate to the health of the individual workers. Occupational health nurse positions such as supervisor, specialist and staff nurse are considered. Working relationships among members of the occupational health team including nurse, physician, safety professional, and workers are described. Relationships between the occupational health nurse and community health and medical care resources are also described. The types, complexity, and sophistication of an effective record keeping system are determined by the scope and objectives of the health service, by the size of the work force, and the type of establishment the health unit serves. Simplicity, convenience, and necessity are suggested guidelines for such a system. The responsibility of the occupational health nurse for adequate, useful record keeping and for periodic audits of the quality of care through examination of these records is described. Relations between occupational health nurses and first aid workers are discussed. The responsibility of the nurse in providing information to management regarding needs for adequate space, personnel, equipment, and supplies for the occupational health program is examined. The author concludes that the occupational health nurse must provide the maximum possible service within the constraints of priorities and resources available. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Hazards Health-engineering Health-protection Industrial-environment Nursing Occupational-hazards Occupations Safety-equipment Safety-research Workplace-studies
• ISBN:
  9780815198642
• Publisher:
  Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  41-59
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00154034
• Citation:
  Occupational Medicine. Principles and Practical Applications. Zenz C, ed., Chicago: Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., 1975 Jan; :41-59
• Editor(s):
  Zenz C
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8049 - Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Medicine. Principles and Practical Applications
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:10e5f8e5f22c77a8c323784a13b1937ad882c99d5f0fa0625e4e5a64520614a8ccd057c6216ad1824d890714c3efcbd88bb4bc44f9322af5e1f9bcce8847fd6c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184918/cdc_184918_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 437.46 KB ]