Citation

McCullagh MC, Berry P. Workplace Health Saf. 2015; 63(8): 328-332.

Affiliation

Thrive at Life: Working Solutions.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Publisher SAGE Publications)

DOI

10.1177/2165079915584127

PMID

26077879

Abstract

Occupational health nursing focuses on promotion and restoration of health, prevention of illness and injury, protection from work-related and environmental hazards, and corporate profitability. Quality education about the relationship between work and health is critical for nurses' success regardless of work setting, and is consistent with Healthy People 2020 goals, but is lacking or limited in some programs. This report introduces an innovative occupational health nursing curriculum for students enrolled in baccalaureate nursing programs. The process of designing and pilot testing this novel curriculum, its alignment with nursing competencies, and its format and learning activities are described. Preparing professional nurses to understand the role of the occupational health nurse and the relationship between work and health is an essential curricular consideration for contemporary nursing education.

Language: en