Occupational health nursing

Occupational health nursing is a specialty nursing practice that provides for and delivers health and safety programs and services to workers, worker populations, and community groups. The practice focuses on promotion, maintenance and restoration of health, prevention of illness and injury, and protection from work‐related and environmental hazards. Occupational health nurses (OHNs) aim to combine knowledge of health and business to balance safe and healthful work environments and a "healthy" bottom line.[1]


Occupation health nursing can be found in almost every major healthcare facility. Saldana, Pimentel, and Posada (2019) describe occupation health as a niche in nursing that specializes in assessing and evaluating the "health status" of employees and function to maintain the highest level of well-being of the workforce. The key components of occupational health nursing involves prevention of illness and injury in the workplace, health and wellness, protection, and education (McCullagh & Berry, 2015). Nurses in occupational health also have a role in implementing research projects and incorporating evidence based practice into clinical practice (Saldana et al., 2019). Occupational health nursing is an important niche and works to protect and promote the wellbeing of the community and workforce (Saldana et al., 2019). KWiggancsu

In the United States

As of 2012, there were approximately 19,000 occupational health nurses in the U.S.[2] Occupational health nurse training in the U.S. is supported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health through the NIOSH Education and Research Centers.

See also

References
  1. American Association of Occupational Health Nurses. (2012). "AAOHN Fact Sheet". Retrieved on October 24, 2013: www.aaohn.org
  2. Thompson, Margaret, and Wachs, Joy. (2012). "Occupational Health Nursing in the United States," Workplace Health & Safety (60)3: 127-133

McCullagh, M. & Berry, P. (2015). A safe and healthful work environment: Development and testing of an undergraduate occupational health nursing curriculum. Workplace Health Safety, 63(8), 328-332.

Romero Saldaña, M., Moreno Pimentel, A. G., & Santos Posada, A. (2019). Occupational Health Nursing: Competence and experience to achieve the safety, health and well-being of the working population. Enfermería Clínica (English Edition), 29(6), 375–379. https://proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu:2096/10.1016/j.enfcle.2019.09.005

Canadian Occupational Health Nursing Association-Association Canadienne des Infirmieres et Infiriers en Sante du Travail Inc

(AOHNA) Alberta Occupational Health Nurses Association

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