Salazar M K
J Nurs Educ. 1987 Jun;26(6):255-7. doi: 10.3928/0148-4834-19870601-13.
Much can be gained by the nursing profession and by society by having well-prepared, professional occupational health nurses. Furthermore, conceptual knowledge about occupational health will better prepare the non-specialized nurse for her or his nursing practice. Lastly, knowledge about the hazards and risks that may accompany one's occupation will increase the nurse's awareness of the hazards that she/he may face in her/his own occupational setting. For these reasons the incorporation of occupational health content in the baccalaureate nursing programs would be a singular achievement for the nursing profession. It is clear that work-related injuries and illnesses pose a major challenge to today's health care providers. Most occupational health problems are preventable. It is fitting and indeed imperative that members of the nursing profession be leaders in a concerted effort to reduce the many risks in the workplace. The U.S. Public Health Service (1983) states that it is their goal that "by 1990 at least 70% of primary health care providers should routinely elicit occupational health exposures as part of the patient (health) history and should know how to interpret the information in an understandable manner." It is only through the introduction of important occupational health concepts in baccalaureate schools of education that this goal will be accomplished. Knowledge about occupational health nursing is fragmented. Furthermore, an occupational health curriculum, when it does exist, is varied in its content and its emphasis. this stems in part from a dearth of knowledge and experience by educators in the field of occupational health.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
拥有训练有素的专业职业健康护士，护理行业和社会都将受益匪浅。此外，关于职业健康的概念性知识将使非专业护士更好地准备护理实践。最后，了解职业可能伴随的危害和风险，将提高护士对自身职业环境中可能面临的危害的认识。出于这些原因，在本科护理课程中纳入职业健康内容对护理行业来说将是一项非凡的成就。显然，与工作相关的伤病对当今的医疗服务提供者构成了重大挑战。大多数职业健康问题是可以预防的。护理行业的成员理应成为共同努力减少工作场所诸多风险的领导者，这一点至关重要。美国公共卫生服务部（1983年）指出，他们的目标是“到1990年，至少70%的初级医疗服务提供者应在患者（健康）病史中常规询问职业健康暴露情况，并应知道如何以易懂的方式解读这些信息。" 只有通过在本科教育院校引入重要的职业健康概念，才能实现这一目标。关于职业健康护理的知识是零散的。此外，职业健康课程即使存在，其内容和重点也各不相同。这部分源于该领域教育工作者缺乏知识和经验。（摘要截选于250字）
