The expertise of Finnish occupational health nurses

Naumanen, Paula

doi:10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00309.x

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“…The articles in the sample, not least those with a nursing perspective, first and foremost included the principles ‘empowerment’ (11, 16–20, 22, 29) and ‘participation’. In many papers, the latter was replaced by expressions such as ‘(inter)relationship’ (15, 21, 22, 29), ‘partnership’ (16, 28), ‘interaction’ (11, 20, 25) and ‘collaboration’ (12, 17, 19, 25), or by wordings such as ‘a nurse–patient relationship characterised by equality’ (15: 389). Most articles with an entire or combined health promotion/nursing perspective also included ‘intersectoral collaboration’, primarily with specialists (12, 19, 25) and various sectors from the local community (11, 14, 16, 27–29, 32).…”

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Holism in nursing and health promotion: distinct or related perspectives? – A literature review

Povlsen

Borup

2011

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Holism in nursing and health promotion: distinct or related perspectives? – A literature review

Povlsen

Borup

2011

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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“…No data were presented to substantiate such an exaggerated claim. In a somewhat larger survey, the same author found that the unique characteristics of occupational health nurses were their "holistic perspective and listening to clients" and the main benefits of their expertise were "improved health and a decreased number of work-related health risks" [152]. In articles such as these, occupational health nurses advocate international expansion of their field, without first obtaining the scientific knowledge and professional attributes required to advance occupational health and effectively prevent occupational disease.…”

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Occupational Health Nursing and the Quest for Professional Authority

Draper¹,

LaDou²,

Tennenhouse³

2011

New Solut

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Occupational health nurses provide most of the in-plant health care services in U.S. industry but have dubious credentials to provide care for many of the injuries and illnesses they encounter. The nurses work directly for the employer in an atmosphere designed to control employer costs and employee benefits. Their loyalty to the company and limited autonomy make it unlikely that they will represent the workers' interests. They generally embrace any expansion of their roles within the company. However, employers and government have made no serious effort to determine whether nurses can adequately take on these new functions and advance occupational health. A nurse-directed model carries the risk that nurses who are not knowledgeable enough about the law, or are overly committed to reducing costs, may overdelegate responsibilities, thereby aiding and abetting the unlicensed practice of nursing. This overreaching is part of an ill-conceived effort to establish nursing as a profession with the greater independence, expertise, and control over training that longstanding professions such as medicine and law have achieved. An extensive literature devoted to the approval and acceptance of occupational health nursing exists, yet constructive criticism of occupational health nursing is almost nonexistent. Occupational health and safety is much too important to be largely relegated to an inadequately defined semi-profession, striving to attain higher professional status and control while lacking the expertise, power, professional standards, and autonomy required of a profession.

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Development of a career and competency framework for Occupational Health Nurses working in New Zealand using participatory action research

Howard¹

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<p>This participatory action research (PAR) study was undertaken to review the New Zealand Competencies for Practising as an Occupational and Environmental Health Nurse (2004) document and develop an integrated career and competency framework for nurses working in the field of occupational health. The 2004 competency document needed to be reviewed to ensure Occupational Health Nurses (OHNs) have up-to-date guidelines for the skills and knowledge required by businesses to support and promote the health and wellbeing of the workforce, as well as enabling OHNs to identify their training requirements and career planning. Eight OHNs (including myself) from Christchurch over a 10-month period applied a PAR approach to this qualitative study. The nurses actively engaged in the project from research design to dissemination so linking theory and practice. Achieving the aims and objectives required collaboration, democratic participation, joint decision making, sharing resources, gaining knowledge, and empowerment. The study had six phases. Recruitment of the OHNs occurred during the first phase and in the second phase information was collected through a questionnaire gaining awareness of the OHNs role within the workplace. This information stimulated the first action cycle inquiry. During the third phase data was collected from transcripts of the PAR group meetings. The fourth phase was reflection of the PAR theoretical process of the study. This reflection included understanding what occurred leading to the turning points and what sustained the PAR group. From this phase, evolved phase five, formation of a sub-PAR group, and phase six of the study when the original PAR group reconvened and four subsequent meetings were held concluding the study in May 2015. The study provides contribution to PAR by showing importance of the time commitment of homogenous co-researchers, and role of primary researcher. A number of areas were identified by the nurses as important skills and knowledge areas for occupational health nursing. Areas include fitness for work, health promotion, risk assessment, legislation and standards, leadership and management skills, research and professionalism. These skills and knowledge topics were then expanded and applied into the career framework from competent to expert nurse. The final participatory cycle involved distributing the framework to the New Zealand Occupational Health Nurses Association to complete the review. The outcome of this research is an integrated occupational health nursing competency and career framework which has been disseminated nationally to New Zealand OHNs waiting for feedback. It is expected that the framework will raise the profile of OHNs within New Zealand, and the vital contribution they make to the public health strategy and supporting businesses to apply employment legislation.</p>

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The expertise of Finnish occupational health nurses

Cited by 3 publications

References 15 publications

Holism in nursing and health promotion: distinct or related perspectives? – A literature review

Holism in nursing and health promotion: distinct or related perspectives? – A literature review

Occupational Health Nursing and the Quest for Professional Authority

Development of a career and competency framework for Occupational Health Nurses working in New Zealand using participatory action research

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