Respiratory Protection and Occupational Health Nurses

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• Personal Author:
  Burgel B ; Burns C ; Byrd A ; Carpenter H ; Gruden MA ; Lachat A ; Novak D ; Quinlan P ; Taormina D
• Description:
  The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Occupational Health Nurses (OHNs) and Respiratory Protection: Improving Education and Training (2011) outlined seven recommendations which include improving OHN competency in respiratory protection. An advisory board was convened in December 2011, with stakeholder representation from the CDC/NIOSH National Personal Protection Technologies Laboratory, the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), the American Board for Occupational Health Nurses (ABOHN), the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP), the American Nurses Association (ANA), and the Institute of Medicine Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health. Objectives: 1) Conduct a survey to assess current OHN roles, responsibilities, and education needs in respiratory protection; 2) Determine self-perceived level of expertise in respiratory protection (novice, beginner, competent, proficient, and expert) and how OHNs achieve and maintain knowledge and skills in respiratory protection; 3) Identify how OHNs motivate employees to use respirators appropriately. Methods: A 30-item web-based survey was pilot tested and will be administered in Spring 2012 to all OHNs affiliated with AAOHN, ABOHN, AOHP and ANA. Results: Survey results will be presented which describe knowledge, skills and abilities of OHNs. Conclusions: The work of the advisory group and survey results will be used to develop innovative curricular materials to augment the education of OHNs regarding all aspects of a respiratory protection program. Future goals include a) educating all levels of nurses in respiratory protection, and b) developing interdisciplinary core competencies in respiratory protection for occupational health and safety professional education. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Health Personnel Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Exposure Health Care Personnel Health Protection Nurses Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Respirators Respiratory Protection Training Worker Health Workers Worker Safety

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• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Florida ; Illinois ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063330
• Citation:
  APHA 140th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 27-31, 2012, San Francisco, California. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2012 Oct; :268049
• Contact Point Address:
  Barbara Burgel, University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Systems, 2 Koret Way, N505Y, San Francisco, CA 94143-0608
• Email:
  barbara.burgel@nursing.ucsf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  APHA 140th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 27-31, 2012, San Francisco, California
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:22ba71873b81411ac062d669f61253042275827dc63e5a5670db39c37c9b4523a85e2ce081492de3733db494ae4cbd10c880be751909a8ebb711b84640b39b34
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226409/cdc_226409_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 190.33 KB ]