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dc.contributor.authorAlleyne, Jergen
dc.contributor.authorBonner, Ann
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-16T06:11:41Z
dc.date.available2020-12-16T06:11:41Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.issn0891-0162
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/216507990905700906
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/400296
dc.description.abstractThe role of the occupational health nurse is broad and includes health care provider, manager/coordinator, educator/advisor, and case manager and consultant, depending on the type of industry and the country in which the nurse practices. Regardless of the type of role, the occupational health nurse must participate in continuing nursing education (CNE) activities. This study describes the roles, credentials, and number of CNE activities undertaken by occupational health nurses working in Ontario, Canada. Using a nonexperimental descriptive design, a questionnaire was mailed to all practicing occupational health nurses who are members (n = 900) of a local nursing association. Three hundred fifty-four questionnaires were returned. Nurses reported a variety of roles in the following categories: case management, health promotion, policy development, infection control/travel health, ergonomics, education, research, health and safety, direct care, consultation, disaster preparedness, and industrial hygiene. Sixty-five percent of nurses held an occupational health nurse credential, and 19% of nurses attended more than 100 hours of CNE annually. Occupational health nurses have multiple workplace roles. Many attend CNE activities and they often prepare for credentialing.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom389
dc.relation.ispartofpageto395
dc.relation.ispartofissue9
dc.relation.ispartofjournalWorkplace Health & Safety
dc.relation.ispartofvolume57
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health
dc.titleOccupational Health Nurses' Roles, Credentials, and Continuing Education in Ontario, Canada
dc.typeJournal article
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAlleyne, J; Bonner, A, Occupational Health Nurses' Roles, Credentials, and Continuing Education in Ontario, Canada, Workplace Health & Safety, 2009, 57 (9), pp. 389-395
dc.date.updated2020-12-16T06:09:49Z
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gro.rights.copyright© 2009 SLACK Inc. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
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gro.griffith.authorBonner, Ann J.


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