Occupational Health Nursing Education

Consulting in occupational health nursing.

Research to practice in occupational health nursing.

Occupational health nursing research has gained a significant place in national and international nursing programs and has advanced occupational health nurses' understanding of the most effective ways to prevent occupational illness and injury, provide access to quality care for workers, and manage occupational injuries and return to work. This article describes the history of nursing research ...

Occupational Health Hazards in ICU Nursing Staff

This study analyzed occupational health hazards for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses and nursing technicians, comparing differences in the number and types of hazards which occur at the beginning and end of their careers. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with 26 nurses and 96 nursing technicians from a public hospital in the Federal District, Brazil. A Likert-type work-relate...

Occupational Hazards Education for Nursing Staff through Web-Based Learning

This study aims to explore the efficiency of using online education as an intervention measure to prevent occupational hazards in a clinical nursing setting. The subjects were 320 female nursing staff from two hospitals in Taiwan. The questionnaire results indicated that the subjects primarily experienced human factor occupational hazards, as well as psychological and social hazards. Specifical...

Occupational safety and health education in schools.

Schools in Japan, elementary through high schools, teach generally about natural disasters, traffic accidents, crimes occurring to youngsters, drug and thinner addictions , smoking, air-heat-light-noise environment, drinking water, and communicable diseases. More specific education is carried out in technology/home economics and health/physical education at junior high schools, and in health/ph...