Nursing

• Professional Practice

• Combined Effect of Cigarette Smoking and Occupational Exposures on Lung Function: A Cross-sectional Study of Rubber Industry Workers

• Workplace Health & Safety (formerly AAOHN Journal), May 2013, Volume 61 Issue 5
• Workers in the rubber industry are exposed to pulmonary health hazards. The main purpose of this study was to assess the combined effect of cigarette...More »

• Health Updates

• Wind Energy Presents New Challenges for Worker Health and Safety

• Workplace Health & Safety (formerly AAOHN Journal), May 2013, Volume 61 Issue 5
• Wind technology jobs present uncertainties for worker health. More investigation is needed to ensure the safety of employees working on wind farms....More »

• CE Module

• The Prevalence of Work-Related Neck, Shoulder, and Upper Back Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Midwives, Nurses, and Physicians: A Systematic Review

• Workplace Health & Safety (formerly AAOHN Journal), May 2013, Volume 61 Issue 5
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  This issue of Workplace Health & Safety contains a Continuing Nursing Education Module on “The...More »

• Professional Practice

• Health Care Reform and Influenza Immunization

• Workplace Health & Safety (formerly AAOHN Journal), May 2013, Volume 61 Issue 5
• Health care reform calls for the nursing profession, with a focus on disease prevention and health restoration, to innovate and create new models of care...More »

• Professional Practice

• Factors Associated With Hospital Staff Nurses Working On-call Hours: A Pilot Study

• Workplace Health & Safety (formerly AAOHN Journal), May 2013, Volume 61 Issue 5
• When nurses work on-call hours, they have limited ability to control the hours they work. Nurses may be required to work extra hours and, if they are...More »

• Professional Practice

• Minimizing Nurses’ Risks for Needlestick Injuries in the Hospital Setting

• Workplace Health & Safety (formerly AAOHN Journal), May 2013, Volume 61 Issue 5
• Despite advances in safety mechanisms for sharps, nurses continue to be at high risk for needlestick injuries, with more than half of all nurses...More »

• Snapshot of the AAOHN APRN Membership

• Workplace Health & Safety (formerly AAOHN Journal), May 2013, Volume 61 Issue 5
• In 2012, the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN) conducted an online membership survey. This article presents demographic,...More »

• Continuing Education

• The Prevalence of Work-Related Neck, Shoulder, and Upper Back Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Midwives, Nurses, and Physicians: A Systematic Review

• Workplace Health & Safety (formerly AAOHN Journal), May 2013, Volume 61 Issue 5
• With the global shortage of health care workers predicted to worsen, attrition from the work force must be minimized. This review examined the incidence...More »

• Swift international response investigation underway for H7N9 outbreak

• April 24, 2013
• Kathy Neuzil, MD, MPH, highlights the new influenza strain, A H7N9, adding that as a global influenza community "we are better prepared for this then we ......More »

• Professional Practice

• Repositioning Patients in Chairs—An Improved Method

• Workplace Health & Safety (formerly AAOHN Journal), April 2013, Volume 61 Issue 4
• Proper seated posture is important in health care settings because immobilized patients may be sitting for extended periods. In many situations, a...More »

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