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Overview:
Occupational
health nurses promote, maintain, and restore workers’ health
and safety within their place of business. In addition, they
deal with productivity, disability/accessibility, ergonomic,
and workers’ compensation issues. In some settings, they may
provide emergency care as well.
Typical
venues: variety of office, manufacturing, and workplace
settings; insurance companies; hospitals
Education:
active RN licensure
Certification
available through:
American
Board for Occupational Health Nurses
201
East Ogden, Suite 114
Hinsdale,
IL 60521-3652
Phone (630)
789-5799
Fax (630)
789-8901
www.abohn.org
Job
outlook: Nursing as a whole will be one of the top
10 fastest growing professions in the U.S. in the next decade,
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Opportunities:
autonomy, variety, working with patients in their work
environment
Challenges:
keeping up with pertinent workplace regulations
For
more information:
American
Association of Occupational Health Nurses
2920
Brandywine Road, Suite 100
Atlanta,
GA 30341
Phone (770)
455-7757
Fax (770)
455-7271
www.aaohn.org
Related
features on the NurseWeek Web site:
Watch
your back: Nursing personnel can prevent workplace injuries
before they happen
http://www.nurseweek.com/news/features/01-01/back.asp
Mail
order and online courses
http://www.nurseweek.com/career/homstudy.html
Salary
Wizard (http://www.nurseweek.com/salary/index.html)
Job
Search (http://www.nurseweek.com/jobs/jobsearch.asp)
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