CE Module: Collaboration in Occupational Health Nursing

This issue of Workplace Health & Safety contains a Continuing Nursing Education Module for 1.0 contact hour of continuing nursing education credit which 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 2027; (3) A score of 80% is achieved by the participant.

Upon completion of this lesson, the occupational health nurse will be able to:

Discuss the findings on collaboration in the Concept Analysis Review and why Walker and Avant’s method was chosen.

Explain why collaboration is beneficial to workers and occupational health staff.

Identify the steps used in Walker and Avant’s concept analysis in this review.

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.

1. Some of the global organizations that have strategies and policies about occupational health include: (Check all that apply)

2. The International Labor Organization

3. The International Workers’ Organization

4. All the above

In Japan, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare formulated the Guidelines for Support for Balancing Treatment and Work to help those employees struggling with weight loss.

True

False

In Japan, occupational health nurses (OHNs) operate under:

Occupational Health Nurse licensure

Nutritional Health licensure

Public Health Nurse licensure

Registered Nurse licensure

Public Health Nurses in Japan:

Help with evolving health issues by supporting individuals and communities through problem identification and health assessment

Provide medical treatment to injured workers

Care for postpartum patients

Provide medications for home bound patients

In Japan, various ministries support occupational health activities in companies generally in this context:

The smaller the size of the company, more OHNs are employed so workers can be given individualized attention

All OHNs work in interprofessional groups

The smaller the size of the company, the smaller percentage of OHNs are employed

There are no OHNs employed for smaller companies

As mandated by the Order for Enforcement of Industrial Safety and Health Act (1972):

Occupational physicians (OPs) must work full time in workplaces with over 1,000 employees

OPs are hired contractually in smaller companies with visits occurring monthly

Because OPs are only hired contractually, OHNs generally work by themselves in these smaller companies

All the above

Multidisciplinary team work has been set up to assist those:

That suffer from pain and depression while working

That are seeking ergonomic equipment in the workplace

That are seeking to have radiologic tests such as chest X-rays done at the workplace

That are seeking ways in which to prolong their sick leave

Barriers that impede collaboration in the OHN role are:

Unequal power balance among professionals

OHN workforce shortage

Other professionals do not refer to OHNs as consultants when needed

All the above

The methodology used in this concept analysis review was:

Rodgers’ concept analysis

Thematic analysis

Walker and Avant’s concept analysis

Case study analysis

The outcomes of this concept analysis review on collaboration were found to be: (Check all that apply)

Beneficial for workers and companies

Beneficial for occupational health staff

Disruptive to employees

Disruptive to the occupational health staff