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Occupational Health Nursing

Occupational health nursing is a nursing sector that includes developing businesses health and safety programs or observing on - the-job injured employees. Occupational health nurses (OHNs) are specialists who practice in industrial and community arias to assist enhance the health and safety of workers and other community groups. Some of the most regular roles and responsibilities of OHNs include

Gain each patient's confidence and trust
Observation of workers performing their work tasks to evaluate health status
Implement plans for work such as patient preparation for surgery, injuries treatment blood pressure, pulse monitoring and temperature.
Educate patients about their health such as running clinics and diabetes, weight loss and quitting smoking
Work-related disease management
Innovative health and safety programs development
Emergency and disaster planning
planning of environmental health
Assistance with rehabilitation
Employee treatments coordination and suggestions
Emergency care for injured workers on the spot
Advise staff and families when they are injured
Research and collaboration with community organisations and health educators
Work with professionals to reduce the costs of disability claimsand etc.
ethical decisions related to consent and confidentiality

The Average occupational health nurse annual Salary is $71,441. The lowest 10 percent average annual salary is $57,623 and the highest 10 percent average annual salary $86,538.

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