Occupational and Envrionmental Health Nursing Graduate Program, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Workplace Health Saf. 2012 Mar;60(3):115-21. doi: 10.1177/216507991206000306.
Occupational health nursing is a well-established nursing specialty in many western and developed nations around the world. However, it is still considered a relatively new field in less industrialized countries, including those in South America. This article describes occupational health nursing in South America, primarily Brazil, with the goal of increasing understanding of the region and stimulating new thinking, linkages, and collaboration among occupational health nurses from different parts of the world. This article also gives an overview of the region, including population demographics, industry and economy, occupational risks, regional policies on occupational health, and training and education of occupational health and safety professionals. Occupational health nursing will continue to grow in South America. By collaborating with occupational health educators, researchers, and practitioners from developed countries, occupational health nurses in South America will advance the professional specialty.
职业健康护理在世界上许多西方国家和发达国家是一个成熟的护理专业。然而，在包括南美洲在内的欠工业化国家，它仍被认为是一个相对较新的领域。本文主要介绍了南美的职业健康护理，以增加对该地区的了解，并激发来自世界不同地区的职业健康护士之间的新思维、联系和合作。本文还概述了该地区的人口统计学、工业和经济、职业风险、区域职业健康政策以及职业健康和安全专业人员的培训和教育。职业健康护理在南美洲将继续发展。通过与发达国家的职业健康教育者、研究人员和从业者合作，南美洲的职业健康护士将推动专业的发展。
