I really glad I went to this rotation. I really didn’t have a great idea of what occupational nurses do until doing this rotation. My golden nugget for today was that every position that a nurse can have is important, and it’s good to learn what each position entails.
1. Define occupational health nursing.
Occupational Health Nurses (OHN) are registered nurses who independently observe and assess workers ' health status with respect to job tasks and hazards. Using their specialized experience and education, they recognize and prevent health effects from hazardous exposures and treat workers ' injuries and illnesses.
2. Describe the role of the occupational health nurse.
The Occupational nurse has many job. They have the job of just taking care of the worker if they’re not feeling good. Such as getting them headache medicine or something for their stomach. They have the job of …show more content…
Outline skills and competencies essential to the role of the occupational health nurse.
They have to have the general nursing skills and be able to to apply them in a serious situation if needed. She told me about a story of how a man had a heart attack in his car last year. They got him out of the car and she had to do CPR. Once the ambulance came, he started having a pulse again. She was able to react in a serious situation.
4. Discuss the impact of federal and state regulations on occupational health.
There are many associations that regulate them including: FMLA, OSHA, ADA and many more. The FMLA actually protects a worker’s job, if some sort of situation happens and they are unable to go to work.
5. Explain how prevention strategies are used in the practice of occupational health nursing.
A big event that the Refrigerator company does is a health fair. This can tell the worker what their numbers look like and try to prevent further issues by early identification.
6. Identify Healthy People 2020 objectives that apply to occupational
1. Define occupational health nursing.
Occupational Health Nurses (OHN) are registered nurses who independently observe and assess workers ' health status with respect to job tasks and hazards. Using their specialized experience and education, they recognize and prevent health effects from hazardous exposures and treat workers ' injuries and illnesses.
2. Describe the role of the occupational health nurse.
The Occupational nurse has many job. They have the job of just taking care of the worker if they’re not feeling good. Such as getting them headache medicine or something for their stomach. They have the job of …show more content…
Outline skills and competencies essential to the role of the occupational health nurse.
They have to have the general nursing skills and be able to to apply them in a serious situation if needed. She told me about a story of how a man had a heart attack in his car last year. They got him out of the car and she had to do CPR. Once the ambulance came, he started having a pulse again. She was able to react in a serious situation.
4. Discuss the impact of federal and state regulations on occupational health.
There are many associations that regulate them including: FMLA, OSHA, ADA and many more. The FMLA actually protects a worker’s job, if some sort of situation happens and they are unable to go to work.
5. Explain how prevention strategies are used in the practice of occupational health nursing.
A big event that the Refrigerator company does is a health fair. This can tell the worker what their numbers look like and try to prevent further issues by early identification.
6. Identify Healthy People 2020 objectives that apply to occupational