Occupational Functionality: A Concept Analysis

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• Personal Author:
  Combs B ; Heaton K
• Description:
  Occupational health nursing has evolved since the late 19th century and, with the inclusion of advanced practice nursing, has become essential to the health and safety of workers. A key component of the knowledge required of advanced practice occupational health nurses is an understanding of what it means for workers to be fit for duty The definition or concept of being fit for duty varies depending on the point-of-view of the health care provider. Health care providers across all professions must have a consistent understanding of what it means to be fit for duty. Literature shows that professions and specialties that often collaborate have varying ideas about what it means to be fit for duty. These differences highlight the need for a consistent concept that can be used across professions, is holistic, and incorporates other concepts critical to all points of view. To better understand fit for duty, a concept analysis, using the Walker and Avant framework, focused on the concept of occupational functionality (OF). Occupational functionality is best defined as the qualities of being suited to serve an occupational purpose efficiently and effectively within the physical, occupational, environmental, and psychological demands of a unique work setting. This concept analysis offers an initial step in understanding fit for duty and gives health care providers a concept that can be used across disciplines. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Workplace
• Keywords:
  Advance Practice Nurses Author Keywords: Case Management Cognitive Function Disability Case Management Disabled Workers Employee Health Employee Satisfaction Health Care Personnel Health Standards Job Accommodation Job Stress Medical Fitness Evaluation Medical Personnel Mental Health Nurses Nursing Occupational Health And Safety Team Occupational Health Nursing Occupations Performance Capability Physical Examination Physical Fitness Physical Stress Physicians Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Professional Workers Psychological Factors PTSD Return To Work Work Capability Work Environment Worker Health Workers Work Performance

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• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  385-392
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051554
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2016 Aug; 64(8):385-392
• Contact Point Address:
  Bryan Combs, University of Alabama at Birmingham, NB 308, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1210, USA
• Email:
  bryancombs@uab.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:391bac53c4ad22ce3b2e866b78d952147025b13028df4ade41f4b564ca8dfc78be57c23c593a4b2d9e38fe8b17d06053d4631e8d8e0b428d78d5bb0bfee91f9d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211451/cdc_211451_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 362.21 KB ]