Six sigma.

When I was first introduced to the Six Sigma process, I resisted it with every ounce of energy I had. I continuously fabricated reasons so that I was unable to complete the training that my company required. When it came time for my performance review, I could not hide the truth from my manager; I had not completed the required training. It was then that I began my journey into the world of Six Sigma. Once I understood that a black belt and a green belt certification had nothing to do with karate, I felt much better.

Nanotechnology: are occupational health nurses ready?

Nanotechnology is a rapidly advancing area of science, and development increasingly will be seen in an array of manufacturing sectors, including sporting goods, cosmetics, clothing, transistors, and biomedical products. Nanoparticles are so small that they interact with other substances at the atomic or subatomic level. They do not behave like solids, liquids, or gases, and have unique mechanical and electronic properties. A serious lack of information about the human health and environmental implications of nanomaterials exists, but scientific experts agree that the potential effects of nanomaterials on working populations and the environment is a serious consideration. Occupational health nurses should be aware of the potential use of nanotechnology in their workplaces and stay aware of emerging information on methods to protect worker health.

[Industrial nursing. Functions within the basic health unit]. / Enfermería del trabajo. Funciones dentro de una Unidad Básica de Salud.

The Law of Prevention of Risks at Work marked an important point of flexion in the tie sanitary professions the field of the labor health. This work will mark the objective to locate to the Industrial Nursing (a company nursing assistant) in a context near the reality. For it, it will be equipped with legal content, and those articles of the Law of Prevention of Risks at Work will be mentioned and of the Regulations for Prevention Services, that establishes the guidelines of performance of the professionals of the Basic Unit of Health (Industrial Medicina and the company nursing assistant) Also will mention the objectives of the First draft of Law of the Reformation of Normative Marco of the Law of Prevention of Risks at Work, consequence of the alarming data of sinisterness and labor accidental.

Putting prevention into clinical practice: a program for occupational health nurses.

1. Preventive services are delivered much less frequently than recommended by primary care providers. Many barriers exist. 2. Occupational health nurses can access the valuable, inexpensive resource--"Put Prevention Into Practice" program--to incorporate prevention into illness care, screening, and other visits to their worksite clinics. 3. Use of the "Guide to Clinical Preventive Services," the tools in a kit of materials, and the passport size, client held minirecords can improve the delivery of clinical preventive services.

Certified occupational health nursing. Job analysis in the United States.

Specialty nursing certification programs, such as that administered by the American Board for Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (ABOHN), must be firmly based on current practice to maintain validity. To determine this, ABOHN performed its most recent job analysis and role delineation study between 1992 and 1994. A comprehensive survey tool was developed by ABOHN Board members, and administered to all 3,805 certified occupational health nurses in practice at the time of the study. With a final return rate of 42.7%, the results were believed to be representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to practice occupational health nursing in the United States at the proficient level of practice. The results of the study formed the basis for the ABOHN test blueprints and the creation of two credentials for occupational health nurses: the Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN) and the Certified Occupational Health Nurse Specialist (COHN-S).

Health professional's role in disaster planning: a strategic management approach.

1. The Strategic Management for Total Quality in Health Care model incorporates strategic management methods and total quality principles to enhance management of complex, interdisciplinary projects. 2. The purpose of disaster planning is to provide an effective and efficient plan to prevent personal injury and limit property damage and capital losses, as well as return to full production after a disaster. 3. Participation in disaster response planning provides health professionals with an opportunity to demonstrate the benefits they can provide for meeting their company's business needs. 4. Disaster planning is a complex, interdisciplinary project that requires a strategic management framework to facilitate development of high quality, cost effective programs.

The occupational health service. Staffing, facilities, and equipment.

An occupational health service can be an integral part of any company. It is incumbent on the industry to conduct a thorough assessment of the need for such a service and then support the service from a financial and resource perspective. Consequently, staffing and equipping an occupational health service adequately are dependent on the services to be delivered and the type of professional staff hired. All occupational health programs can be conducted in a cost effective manner when the goals and mission are in alignment with company goals, management supports appropriate funding, and space supports the delivery of quality health care.

Healthy staff, healthy profits.

This article discusses the development and contemporary scope for practice of occupational health nurses whose names appear on Part 1 of the Professional Register of the UK Central Council for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC) and who hold a post-registration qualification in occupational health nursing recorded with the UKCC.

Management skills--going alone.

Although the most important occasion for the use of the above techniques is early on in the call, remember that each time you want to change direction or change topic you have to 'gain attention' all over again. In the next article we will look at some other selling issues, namely, questioning and listening skills, features and benefits, behavioural selling and keeping the 'back door' closed. In the meantime, if you have any questions about selling, or a management issue, then feel free to contact me through OH magazine-anonymously if you prefer-and I will be pleased to answer your questions.

Practice nurses need to adapt.

Nurses working in union and community health clinics have pioneered the development of the independent nurse practitioner role. One of those pioneers offers her views on future directions for practice nurses.