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 April 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 historical context of Tennis Leg as an occupational injury.
Explain how historical context and nosology can affect the conceptualization of disease.
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.
The branch of medical science involving nasal anatomy The study of surgical procedures involving septal deviations The branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease The study of occupational diseases involving the respiratory system
Mainly a sports injury Mainly a work-related injury Both a sports and work-related injury None of the above
True False
Joint pain with erythema A sudden sharp, ‘snapping’ pain in the back of the leg Swollen and painful calf especially with walking Sudden knee and calf pain
In the Journal of the American Medical Association In Workplace Health and Safety Journal In the Law Reports section of, ‘The Builder” In the Journal of Occupational Health
Are linked with sports and occupational injuries Are only related to the motion of the back hand stroke in tennis Are only related to the motion of alighting a bus with only the toes on the step Are related to boxing, dancing and baseball
Chronic repetitive movements found in occupations such as plumbers, carpenters, painters, and cashiers Acute traumatic events in workers who suffer injuries related to extension of the knee and simultaneous dorsiflexion of the ankle Activities that may occur as part of any job such as a clerical worker going up a flight of stairs All the above
Awareness of tennis leg and tennis elbow symptoms to avoid misdiagnosis of the condition Awareness of occupational conditions that can promote tennis elbow and tennis leg injuries Education to provide appropriate diagnosis, treatment and prevention of avoidable injuries. All of the above