Burgel B J, Wallace E M, Kemerer S D, Garbin M
Department of Community Health Systems, University of California School of Nursing, San Francisco, USA.
AAOHN J. 1997 Nov;45(11):581-91.
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).
专业护理认证项目，比如由美国职业健康护士委员会（ABOHN）管理的项目，必须牢固地基于当前实践以保持有效性。为了确定这一点，ABOHN在1992年至1994年间进行了其最新的工作分析和角色界定研究。ABOHN委员会成员开发了一个全面的调查工具，并将其应用于研究时在职的所有3805名获得认证的职业健康护士。最终回复率为42.7%，研究结果被认为代表了在美国以熟练实践水平从事职业健康护理所需的知识、技能和能力。该研究结果构成了ABOHN考试蓝图以及为职业健康护士设立两项资质认证的基础：认证职业健康护士（COHN）和认证职业健康护士专家（COHN-S）。
