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 June 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:
Identify the definition of ‘free food at the workplace’ and its implications on health and healthy behaviors.
Discuss the importance of the development of a concept analysis and scholarly research on free food at the workplace.
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.
Food that is delivered for free at the workplace Food that is brought from home to be eaten freely at work Food that is available for consumption in the workplace at no financial cost to the employees Food that is bought from a vending machine but not from a cafeteria
Salads and fruit Vegetarian dishes Pizza, sandwiches, soft drinks and cookies Hamburgers and French fries
It optimizes the health of workers Proper nutrition can boost the immune system Proper nutrition can prevent chronic disease All the above
To define the meaning of ‘proper nutrition’ at workplace To differentiate between the ‘Ketone Diet’ and the ‘Mediterranean Diet’ To define the meaning of ‘free food at the workplace’ To propose a structured concept of free food within the context of the workplace, to spur further research, and theoretical development regarding workplace dietary behaviors
They were written in English and Spanish Included the term ‘free food’ Occurred within the workplace setting B & C
If free food at the workplace is contributing to obesity and chronic illness If free food at the workplace can support healthy behaviors To determine if free food at the workplace influences employee’s behaviors and wellbeing All the above
Is important because nurses can work longer hours when they do not have to leave the premises to get lunch and dinner Nurses love free chocolates Can be see as ‘charity’ in some instances Can help nurses deal with the stress of their work especially if free food included snacks
No implications for OHNs Helping the OHN identify interventions that improve employees’ health –promoting dietary behaviors OHNs can survey the employees’ favorite foods and report to management Restricting food from certain employees such as those with hypertension and diabetes