Abstract
This issue of Workplace Health & Safety contains a Continuing Nursing Education Module on “Occupational Functionality: A Concept Analysis” 1.0 contact hour of continuing nursing education credit will be awarded by AAOHN upon successful completion of the posttest and evaluation.
A certificate will be awarded when the following requirements are met by the participant: (1) Participant logs on to the AAOHN LMS website at www.aaohn.org/education/online-learning-center and enrolls in the course ($10 members; $15 non-members); (2) The completed posttest and course evaluation are entered online at at http://www.aaohn.org by August 2018; (3) A score of 75% (6 correct answers) is achieved by the participant.
Upon completion of this lesson, the occupational health nurse will be able to:
Discuss the concept of Occupational Functionality and how it was developed
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. is an Approved Provider of continuing nursing education by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. is additionally approved as a CNE provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing (#CEP9283).
Contact hours received for successful completion of the posttest and evaluation may be used for relicensure, certification, and re-certification.
Duty may not mean work to some people. Fitness implies strength and cardiovascular endurance. Professions and specialties that often collaborate have varying ideas of what it means. It has only been defined in the occupational health nursing literature.
WHO’s Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) CDC/NIOSH worker assessment guidelines AAOHN’s Standards of Care The Walker and Avant approach to assessment
Environment is either a barrier or a facilitator The four domains may be defined differently depending on the situation or professional involved Conflicting definitions may create a significant problem as professionals from multiple disciplines care for specific workers Examples for illustration purposes are limited
Literature review Identifying the purpose of the analysis Concept selection Interviewing experts in the field where the concept is used
Revision of the search terms Expansion to use more databases 265 articles for review 18 useable articles
Occupational Physical Environmental Holistic
Better understanding of specific job risks for a worker Specialized rehabilitation plan for injure workers to return to work Specialized job assignment based on new knowledge All of the above
Demonstrates the need to assess the worker as a whole Facilitates research and practice across the occupational health team Could lead to the development of measurement tools and a framework to guide evidencebased practice All of the above