Integrating primary care with occupational health services: a success story [0.03%]
初级卫生保健与职业健康服务相结合的成功案例分析
Karen Griffith,Patricia B Strasser
Karen Griffith
This article describes the process used by a large U.S. manufacturing company to successfully integrate full-service primary care centers at two locations. The company believed that by providing employees with health promotion and disease p...
Patricia M Epstein,Candace Burns,Helen Acree Conlon
Patricia M Epstein
The stressful conditions under which nurses work, due in part to the nursing shortage, are among the risk factors that contribute to nurses' abuse of illicit drugs. Nurses differ from the general population in that they work in an environme...
Virginia A Reed
Virginia A Reed
Studies of the effect of shift work have identified several negative health outcomes, most notably breast cancer. Disruption of circadian rhythm by exposure to light at night has been identified as the mechanism likely responsible for this ...
Sexual assault in the workplace [0.03%]
职场性骚扰
Linda H Garrett
Linda H Garrett
Women are sexually assaulted at an alarming rate, and the workplace is a frequent arena for assault. However, in recent decades, attention has been given to improving responses to sexual assault. Sexual assault is a frequent cause of injury...
Olga S Tompkins
Olga S Tompkins
The occupational vision assessment identifies visual ability that is below the standard for a safe and effective level of productivity. Early identification and prevention of further vision loss enhances workplace productivity and job perfo...
Margaret C Thompson
Margaret C Thompson
Managing the complexity of medical recordkeeping in an occupational health setting has been compared to navigating a shadowy maze. Successful navigation requires knowledge-based clarity and direction. This article provides an overview of re...
Pam Carter
Pam Carter
When I was first introduced to the Six Sigma process, I resisted it with every ounce of energy I had. I continuously fabricated reasons so that I was unable to complete the training that my company required. When it came time for my perform...
Sheila M Litchfield
Sheila M Litchfield
Life can change in an instant, leaving you wondering what lesson is to be learned. My recent accident curtailed a frenetic schedule and forced an uninvited reprioritization of activities. However, I am finding some special moments that othe...
Preventing bedbug infestation [0.03%]
防止床虫侵扰
Stephanie Chalupka
Stephanie Chalupka
Bedbugs are increasingly encountered in hotels, motels, office buildings, movie theaters, and modes of transport--anywhere the turnover of occupants is constant. ...
Hospital staff nurses' work hours, meal periods, and rest breaks. A review from an occupational health nurse perspective [0.03%]
医院护士的工作时间、用餐时间和休息时间。职业健康护士的回顾性观点
Amy Witkoski,Victoria Vaughan Dickson
Amy Witkoski
Registered nurses are the largest group of health care providers in the United States. To provide 24-hour care, hospital staff nurses often work long hours and consecutive shifts, without adequate meal or rest breaks. Serious declines in fu...