Occupational Health Management Archives – May 1, 2005
May 1, 2005
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Mutual recognition erases state boundaries on nursing licenses
Imagine the inconvenience of having a drivers license that was good only in your state of residence. If you wanted to drive the roads of a neighboring state, youd have to arrange to get a second license. That is something like the situation in which many occupational health nurses and nursing professionals in other specialty areas found themselves until recently. -
More evidence shows wellness cost benefits
Yet another study this one from Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, UT gives more ammunition to occupational health and wellness managers who seek to prove their programs value to employers. -
Lack of occ-clinic access means emphasis on nurses
High-poverty counties in the southeastern United States have limited access to physicians and clinics specializing in occupational and environmental medicine, according to recent research, making the role of the occupational health nurse at workplaces in those areas all the more important. -
How a little snooping can go a long way
When an employee who works in a shop where strong chemical fumes are present comes to the company nurse complaining of respiratory problems, an exposure history that identifies the chemicals he works around is likely to uncover the source of the health complaint. -
An old foe still is costly to employers
Advocates say alcoholism is chronic disease despite the tremendous amount of education delivered to Americans at home, school, and work, according to a George Washington University center devoted to studying and promoting solutions to alcohol abuse, alcohol use continues to take a tremendous toll on the work force, and employers can do a better job of providing help. -
Has assistance for problem drinking been left behind?
When it comes to addressing the problem of alcohol abuse, are employee assistance programs (EAPs) keeping up with the needs of workers busy lives, or have they lost sight of the purpose that led to the boom in EAPs over the last 20 years?