Abstract

This issue of Workplace Health & Safety contains a Continuing Nursing Education Module for 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 http://www.aaohn.org by February 2023; (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 importance of workplace wellness programs as a strategy to improve workers’ health and wellbeing while reducing health care and organizational costs.
Identify the return-on-investment of workplace wellness programs in small companies.
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.
Reduce health care costs Presence of work-site gyms and pools Improve health of workers and productivity A and C
A health workforce is a happy workforce Workers’ turnover and costs related to health insurance claims are reduced Union rates will increase if injuries are up
True False
The Logic Model is often used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in their programs Using the Logic Model allowed the researchers to identify the associations between program participation and outcomes. The researchers did not want to use a conceptual model to guide their study It allowed the researchers to evaluate the wellness program implementation
The number of injuries reported by workers after participating in the wellness program The number of worker terminations after participating in the wellness program The return-on-investment of the wellness program The number of workers that participated in the wellness program
Correlational Experimental Descriptive Quasi-experimental
Participants in the wellness program were younger than non-participants Injury rates were higher in the post-program period Two-thirds of participants worked in the independent living department
Saved the company million of dollars Did not save the company any money Saved $1.585 for every $1 invested Saved $5.00 for every $1 invested
