dc.contributor.author | Alleyne, Jergen | |
dc.contributor.author | Bonner, Ann | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-16T06:11:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-12-16T06:11:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0891-0162 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/216507990905700906 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/400296 | |
dc.description.abstract | The 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.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Sage Publications Ltd | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 389 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 395 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 9 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Workplace Health & Safety | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 57 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4205 | |
dc.subject.keywords | Science & Technology | |
dc.subject.keywords | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | |
dc.subject.keywords | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | |
dc.title | Occupational Health Nurses' Roles, Credentials, and Continuing Education in Ontario, Canada | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Alleyne, 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.updated | 2020-12-16T06:09:49Z | |
dc.description.version | Accepted Manuscript (AM) | |
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. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Bonner, Ann J. | |