Description
A comprehensive overview of occupational and environmental health nursing, this book is AAOHNs statement of the scope of practice for this nursing specialty. It represents the latest body of knowledge significant to this field. Written in an outline format, it can be used as a textbook for an occupational and environmental health nursing course, as a clinical reference in a variety of occupational settings, and as a certification review tool. This new edition is based on recent revisions to the AAOHNs Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.
Product Details
Reference
31642
EAN13
9781416023746
ISBN
9781416023746
Data sheet
Publication date
2006
Issue number
3
Cover
paperback
Pages count
608
Dimensions (mm)
184 x 260
Weight (g)
1361
Section One: Foundations of Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Practice 1. Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing: An Overview 2. Workers and Worker Populations 3. Legal and Ethical Issues 4. Economic, Political, and Business Forces 5. Scientific Foundations of Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Practice 6. Environmental Health 7. Principles of Leadership and Management 8. Information Management in the Occupational Health SettingSection Two: Strategies and Approaches to Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Practice 9. Developing, Implementing and Evaluating Comprehensive Occupational Health and Safety Programs 10. Prevention of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses 11. Direct Care in the Occupational Setting 12. Disability Case Management NEW! 13. Disaster Planning and Management 14. Health Promotion and Adult Education 15. Managing Psychosocial Factors in the Occupational Setting 16. Examples of Occupational Health and Safety Programs Section Three: Advancing Professionalism in Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 17. Research 18. Professional Issues: Advancing the Specialty Appendixes I. Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Resources II. Glossary III. Acronyms IV. Web Sites V. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act of 1970 VI. Competencies in Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing VII. Standards of Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing VIII. American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Code of Ethics IX. Legislation Related to Occupational Health and Safety