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 December 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:
Understand the occupational, economic and record keeping issues related to undocumented workers performing jobs with extreme heat exposure
Develop an awareness of occupations that involve exposure to extremes of heat and the need for more research
List possible mitigation strategies for environmental heat exposure
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.
50% 25% 75% 67%
the jobs they perform are dirty, dangerous, and demanding none of them speak English more of them are child laborers they are more likely to work under extreme physical strain, be exposed to environmental hazards and work at heights All the above a. & d
immigrant worker education related to environmental hazards emergency renal dialysis for undocumented workers personal protective equipment for undocumented workers analyzing the data collected from undocumented workers
quantitative study a survey based prospective study a survey based cross-sectional descriptive study a random controlled trial
Demographics List of jobs performed and when Length of employment including days of the week and hours per day history of working in the southeastern United States all the above a. & b.
5 21 42 68
there are too many undocumented workers in the United States without health insurance there are additional occupations impacted by environmental heat exposure and more research is needed not everyone has access to occupational health services and utilizes emergency rooms we are spending too much money providing emergent renal dialysis to immigrant workers
construction related positions landscaping activities housekeeping/cleaning occupations restaurant work All the above
cooling vests adequate rest, shade, and water working without a shirt sunglasses all the above a. & b.
a large sample size self-reported information with potential for recall bias a small sample size with mostly male subjects a self-selected population (perhaps not representative of the whole population all the above b. & d.
need for emergent renal dialysis information in the literature related to the potential for kidney injury in undocumented workers in non-agricultural jobs demand for emergent renal dialysis because undocumented workers fear being deported None of the above