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Emergency department physicians and nurses who are encouraged to take short naps while working the night shift experience fewer performance lapses and find themselves feeling more energetic and alert, according to an expert on sleep deprivation.
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Money spent by an employer today on depression intervention not only is in the employees' best interest, but can save the employer thousands.
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Smokers cost employers approximately $4,400 per year in terms of lost productivity, compared with $2,600 per year for nonsmokers and $3,200 per year for former smokers, according to a study on smoking and job performance.
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When one worker’s choice in perfume is another worker’s trigger for an allergic reaction, does the Americans with Disabilities Act apply?
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Employers strongly view occupational health professionals as crucial to employee retention and a healthy financial bottom line, according to results of a study commissioned by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses.
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The advent of personal digital assistants (PDAs) has been a boon to many in the business and medical worlds, but with the blessings has come a curse for some — a painful, chronic hand injury known as “PDA thumb” or “BlackBerry thumb.
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Gaps in the system are costing you money: the injury that isn’t reported right away; the employee who doesn’t keep a doctor’s appointment; and the supervisor who doesn’t make an effort to find a position for an employee with temporary restrictions.
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Return to work can be challenging for any recovering or rehabilitating worker, but helping a new mother adjust to being back at work can require an occupational health nurse to be especially creative and understanding.
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Data on many work-related illnesses and injuries are being missed because health care providers are failing to get good occupational histories, according to a director at NIOSH.
