Occupational Health Nursing:
An Introduction and Review of Principles and Practice
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
March 9-11, 2010
8:15 am - 4:45 pm
Respiratory Protection for Nurses (Optional)
March 12, 2010
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
This course will provide the basic principles
and concepts of occupational health nursing practice. Emphasis
will be on the nurse's role as a member of the occupational
health team, development of an occupational health service,
prevention of injury and disease, health promotion of adults,
and protection of worker populations. The content is designed
for nurses who are new to occupational health nursing or
those who have had a limited scope of practice but desire
to expand that scope of environmental and occupational
health nursing practice.
Course Director
Kathleen
Buckheit, MPH, RN, COHN-S/CM/SM, FAAOHN, Continuing
Education Director, NC OSHERC, Chapel Hill, NC
Objectives
- Identify the components of a conceptual framework for
occupational health nursing practice.
- Describe the roles and functions of the occupational
health nurse.
- Discuss the importance of record documentation.
- Discuss major regulatory issues impacting occupational
health nursing practice.
- Identify case management strategies.
- Outline the steps involved in planning a health promotion
program.
- Identify methods to recognize, evaluate and control worker
exposure to health and safety hazards.
- Identify the basic concepts of toxicology as they apply
to the worksite.
Topics and Schedule
The program will run from Tuesday March 9, 2010 at 8:15 am through Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 4:45 pm.
Topics covered:
- Conceptual Framework for Occupational Health Nursing Practice
- The Various Roles of OHN
- Resources Available for OHNs
- Interdisciplinary Approach to Providing Occupational Health and Safety
- OSHA Standards
- Regulatory Issues
- Case Management
- Ergonomics
- Overview of Workers' Compensation
- Providing Occupational Health Services
- Establishing Health Surveillance Programs
- Introduction to Toxicology
- Recordkeeping
- Documentation
- Wellness Programs - Saving the Bottom Line
- Principles of Industrial Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Principles of Workplace Safety
- Conducting a "Walkthrough"
Credit
Approved for 20.0 contact hours for March 9-11, 2010 through AAOHN. No partial credit can be awarded.
A total of 23.5 credits for March 9-12, 2010 will be awarded to include Respiratory Protection for Nurses.
Respiratory Protection for Nurses (Optional)
March 12, 2010, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
This section will be offered for those who would like to stay for extra credit! Qualitative Fit Testing will be taught with hands-on class participation.
Registration Fee for Respiratory Protection for Nurses: $75, $100 after February 26
Registration is required.
Additional 3.5 contact hours are approved for March 12, 2010 Respiratory Protection for Nurses. No partial credit can be awarded.
Topics include:
- Quantitative and Qualitative Fit Testing - hands on
- Types of Respirators and Their Uses- hands on
- The Written Respiratory Protection Program
- Medical Clearance
Tuition and Registration
Please review our Registration
Policies.
Tuition for main course (March 9-11, 2010): $645, $695 after February 26, 2010
Tuition for Respiratory Protection for Nurses (March 12, 2010): $75, $100 after February 26, 2010
To register online, go to the Course
Registration Form. You may also submit your registration
via email; please be
sure to include the course title and date.
For further information on this course, contact
the NC ERC office at osherc@unc.edu,
or call us at 919-962-2101, toll free at 888-235-3320.
Sponsors
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupational Health Nursing Program
Occupational Safety and Health Education & Research Center
North Carolina Institute for Public Health
Gillings School of Global Public Health
NC Association of Occupational Health Nurses
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