Occupational Health Nurses and Respiratory Protection Improving Education and Training - Letter Report

Name: Occupational Health Nurses and Respiratory Protection Improving Education and Training - Letter Report
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ISBN: 9780309215480

ISBN-10: 030921548X

ISBN-13: 9780309215480

Edition: 2011

Authors: Respiratory Protection Curriculum for OccupationalHealth Nursing Programs Committee, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy Staff, Linda Hawes Clever, Catharyn T. Liverman

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Occupational health nurses (OHNs) are front-line advocates for preventing illness and injury and protecting health in a variety of workplace settings, including the areas of agriculture, construction, health care, manufacturing, and public safety. OHNs need education and training in respiratory protection in order to ensure both their safety and the safety of America's workers. At the request of the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) examined existing respiratory protection curricula and made recommendations to improve education and training in respiratory protection for OHNs. The…

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List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication date: 11/6/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 74
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.264
Language: English



Acronyms


Letter to Niosh


Charge to the Committee


Study Process


Backgroung


Overview of Occupational Health Nursing


Respiratory protection roles and responsibilities


Assessing the Respiratory Protection Roles and Responsibilities of OHNs


Responsibility to Ensure Safety


Respiratory protection education and training


Graduate-Level Curricula and Training


Continuing Education and Training


Challenges to Improving Respiratory Protection Education and Training


Essential Content of Respiratory Protection Education and Training for OHNs


Teaching Methods and Resources for Respiratory Protection Education and Training


Incentives for respiratory protection education and training


Conclusions


References


Appendixes



Workshop Agenda



Workshop Participants



Recent Institute of Medicine Reports Related to Personal Protective Equipment and Education Needs of the Workforce



Committee Biographies