Abstract
This issue of Workplace Health & Safety contains a Continuing Nursing EducationModule for 1.0 contact hour of continuingnursing education credit will be awarded byAAOHN upon successful completion of theposttest and evaluation.
A certificate will be awarded when the following requirements are met by theparticipant: (1) Participant logs on to theAAOHN LMS website at www.aaohn.org/education/online-learning-center andenrolls in the course ($10 members; $15 non-members); (2) The completedposttest and course evaluation are enteredonline at http://www.aaohn.org byDecember 2023; (3) A score of 75% (6 correct answers) is achieved by theparticipant.
Upon completion of this lesson, theoccupational health nurse will be able to:
Identify the health impacts of remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic.
List positive and negative health impacts of working from home (WFH).
Discuss the implications of these health impacts for the occupational health nurse.
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 successfulcompletion of the posttest and evaluationmay be used for relicensure, certification,and re-certification.
a. A form of organizing and/or performing work using information technology. b. Work, in the context of an employment contract, performed away from the employer’s premises on a regular basis. c. a. & b. d. A form of work where a phone and computer screen define the scope of the worker’s duties.
a. Workers report only negative health impacts. b. Workers report only positive health impacts. c. Workers report no significant health impacts in comparison to onsite work when evaluated with a large sample over time. d. Workers report gendered differences, with women reporting more negative health impacts.
a. Has been conceptualized as Work/life Flow or Work/Life Integration. b. Is problematic as occupational health nurses have no influence over the home environment. c. Has no bearing on the financial success of a company. d. None of the above.
a. Work/Life Flow assumes boundaries can enforce a separation between working and personal life. b. Work/Life Flow assumes it is impossible to separate one’s working life from one’s personal life as they have an iterative relationship. c. Work/Life balance depends on having different physical locations for personal life and working life. d. None of the above.
a. Become more expansive with more emphasis on return to work, vaccination, and readiness to work both at home and on the employer’s premises. b. Become perhaps more “political” due to the divergent opinions on public health and personal freedom. c. Expanded into areas such as ergonomics and health promotion in the home-based workplace. d. All the above.
a. Musculoskeletal disorders, back pain, neck pain and repetitive strain injury. b. Eye strain, visual and vocal fatigue, and throat problems. c. A higher rate of endocrine issues. d. Sleep disturbances.
a. Perceived “job crafting” (i.e., control over how heavy workloads could be structured). b. High-quality institutional support programs and lower infection risks. c. Perceived job autonomy with fewer distractions. d. All the above.
a. Sitting time in the WFH group was significantly longer than the non-WFH group. b. Sitting time in the WFH group was significantly shorter than the non-WFH group. c. Physical activity increased in proportion to the number of days spent WFH. d. Individuals in the WFH group reported more heavy physical activity outside of work hours.
a. Physical activity increased with access to blue and green spaces. b. People with pets reported significantly more physical activity. c. a. & b. d. Individuals with more financial resources had lower levels of physical activity when WFH.
a. Lower levels of perceived productivity. b. Lower levels of parental stress. c. Shorter work hours and lower productivity. d. Higher levels of reported productivity.