Roles of An Occupational Health Nurse
Keywords:
Roles of an occupational health nurse, Occupational health nurse, Occupational health nursingAbstract
The purpose of this qualitative research study is to examine the roles of an occupational health nurse who has received specialized training in occupational health nursing. This research was applied EDFR technique as a research methodology. The participants were 20 experts in the field of occupational health including groups: 4 occupational physicians, 6 academic professionals teaching in occupational health nursing, 4 specialist nursing managements and/or the board of occupational health nurses association of Thailand, 3 Master of Nursing Science Program in Occupational Health Nursing and 3 specialized nursing in occupational health nursing. The results show that there are 5 major roles of an occupational health nurse: 1) Being a care provider in nursing care to worker according to an occupational health nurse process. 2) Acting as a counsellor who provides information on occupational health and safety to those working in this field and education provider in this field. 3) Performing an occupational health and safety supervisor role for nursing students, trainees and new nurses. 4) Working as an occupational health manager who manages and coordinates with staff and other relevant departments, including communicating risks to worker and the general publics. 5) Developing occupational health nursing services, including making Improvements based on evidence-based research and nursing standards. The study findings could be as a guideline for establishing nursing improvement plans and training plans for occupational health nurse.
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