33rd Annual Occupational Safety and Health Summer Institute
24th Annual Occupational Health Nursing Certification (COHN and COHN-S) Review
July 26-28, 2010
Norfolk Waterside Marriott
Norfolk, Virginia
This 2 1/2-day course is designed to provide an intensive review for Occupational Health Nurses preparing for the American Board of Occupational Health Nurses Certification exam. Nurses interested in a comprehensive review of Occupational Health Nursing will also find this course beneficial.
This course covers the major components of the certification exam in occupational health nursing including direct care, management, health promotion, counseling, toxicology, industrial hygiene, environmental relationships, case management, legal and ethical issues and research. In addition to instruction, pre and post test and a set of comprehensive manuals are provided to assist participants in effectively preparing for the certification exam.
Course Faculty
Bonnie
Rogers, DrPH, COHN-S, LNCC, FAAN, Director, North
Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education & Research
Center, Director, Occupational Health Nursing Program,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kathleen Buckheit, MPH, RN, COHN-S/CM/SM, FAAOHN, Continuing Education Director, North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center
Judy Ostendorf, MPH, RN, COHN-S, CCM, FAAOHN, University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Occupational Health Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC; Deputy Director, North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center
Objectives
- Discuss management concepts and principles within the context of the business setting.
- Discuss major regulatory issues affecting occupational health nursing practice.
- Discuss concepts and principles of toxicology, industrial hygiene, epidemiology, research, ergonomics, hearing conservation and respiratory protection.
- Describe OHN strategies for providing direct care to workers, and the role and unique functions of the occupational health nurse.
- Identify major lifestyle risk factors and OHN concepts and strategies for health promotion and protection.
- Discuss principle strategies for counseling and health education.
- Define current OHN functions and roles.
- Discuss counseling and case management strategies with application to occupational health settings.
- Discuss test-taking strategies.
Course Content
This 2 1/2-day course covers the major components of the certification exam including direct care, management, health education, counseling, toxicology, industrial hygiene, environmental relationships, legal and ethical issues, and research. Excellent resource materials will be provided to review and study before the exam.
Course Schedule
Day 1: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Day 2: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Day 3: 8:00 am - 12:35 pm
Credit
Contact Hours will be requested.
Tuition
Please review our Registration
Policies.
Tuition for this course is $625, $675 after July 12, 2010.
Click here to register online. You may also submit
your registration via email;
please be sure to include the course title and
date.
For questions concerning the course content, contact
Bonnie Rogers, Course Director, at 919-966-1765
or Judy Ostendorf at 919-966-2597.
For further information on this course, contact
the NC OSHERC at osherc@unc.edu or
call 888-235-3320.
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