A case management tool for occupational health nurses. Development, testing, and application

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• Personal Author:
  Blue CL ; Conrad KM ; Mannon JA ; Muran S
• Description:
  A nursing case management tool for occupational health nurses was described, with emphasis on development, testing, and application. Injury disability case management was discussed with particular reference to musculoskeletal injury disability and firefighter musculoskeletal injuries. A retrospective chart review was conducted on 61 firefighter musculoskeletal injury episodes to test applications of the tool. Information was collected on: demographics and general social, family, and individual characteristics of the injured firefighter; injury characteristics; return to work; and length of disability. A six step approach to the case management process was presented, with occupational health nursing activities offered in each step. Activities included: identification of case; assessment; return to work plan; resource identification; collaborative communication; and evaluation. Steps in the implementation of a case management program included: developing an educational in service training program for occupational clinic staff; conducting nursing audits quarterly to identify weak areas; using a history form with occupational, medical, vocational, and social history; conducting clinic staff meetings to discuss the progress of injuries identified for case management; conducting meetings with outside consultants; and communicating with injured employees and their supervisors both during treatment and upon return to work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Firefighters Health Personnel Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Disabled-workers Firemen Musculoskeletal-system-disorders NIOSH-Grant Occupational-accidents Occupational-health-nursing Occupational-health-services Occupational-medicine Training Traumatic-injuries
• ISSN:
  0891-0162
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  365-373
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00222063
• Citation:
  AAOHN J 1994 Aug; 42(8):365-373
• Contact Point Address:
  Occupational and Environ Med University of Illinois 2035 W Taylor Street Chicago, Ill 60612
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19770930
• Source Full Name:
  AAOHN Journal - American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal
• End Date:
  19960630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0b6ad425b6455617315c49dbd06d9d533a362d4a803d07be9c5fac64bacfc5fef4f8f480b013f1539765d32494dd18a40b23f8a9e0180d369922e76a3429c4d7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203977/cdc_203977_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.66 MB ]