Thompson Margaret C
Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, NY, USA.
AAOHN J. 2006 Jan;54(1):38-45; quiz 46-7.
Occupational health nurses are challenged by the complexity of the laws and regulations governing their practice. Establishing a practice-based regulatory framework and applying an efficient review process simplifies that challenge. For those interested in expanding this framework beyond laws and regulations, a number of agencies and organizations that establish standards and recommendations relevant to the occupational health setting exist, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (www.cdc.gov/niosh), and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (www.acgih.org). Materials published by these agencies (e.g., the CDC "Adult Immunization Schedule;" NIOSH "Recommendations for Protecting Outdoor Workers from West Nile;" American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists "Guide to Occupational Exposure Values," "TLVs," and "BEIs") are often of value to occupational health nurses and worth their attention.
职业健康护士面临着管理其实践的法律法规复杂性的挑战。建立基于实践的监管框架并应用高效的审查流程可简化这一挑战。对于那些有兴趣将该框架扩展到法律法规之外的人来说，有许多制定与职业健康环境相关标准和建议的机构和组织，如疾病控制与预防中心（www.cdc.gov）、国家职业安全与健康研究所（www.cdc.gov/niosh）以及美国政府工业卫生学家会议（www.acgih.org）。这些机构发布的材料（例如，疾病控制与预防中心的“成人免疫接种时间表”；国家职业安全与健康研究所的“保护户外工作者免受西尼罗河病毒感染的建议”；美国政府工业卫生学家会议的“职业接触限值指南”、“阈限值”和“生物接触指数”）通常对职业健康护士有价值，值得他们关注。
