Occupational health nurses and respiratory protection : improving education and training : letter report /
Occupational health nurses and respiratory protection : improving education and training : letter report /
Committee on the Respiratory Protection Curriculum for Occupational Health Nursing Programs, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Linda Hawes Clever [and others], editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
- 1 online resource (xii, 62 pages)
Includes bibliographical references.
Letter to NIOSH -- Charge to the committee -- Study process -- Background -- Respiratory protection roles and responsibilities -- Respiratory protection education and training -- Incentives for respiratory protection education and training -- Workshop agenda -- Workshop participants -- Recent Institute of Medicine reports related to personal protective equipment and education needs of the workforce -- Committee biographies.
"Occupational health nurses (OHNs) are front-line advocates for preventing illness and injury and protecting health in a variety of workplace settings, including the areas of agriculture, construction, health care, manufacturing, and public safety. OHNs need education and training in respiratory protection in order to ensure both their safety and the safety of America's workers. At the request of the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) examined existing respiratory protection curricula and made recommendations to improve education and training in respiratory protection for OHNs. The IOM finds that current respiratory protection education receives varying amounts of dedicated time and resources and is taught using a variety of approaches. Several recommendations are made to improve the respiratory protection education and training of OHNs."--Publisher's description
9780309215497 0309215498 1283376318 9781283376310
Nurses--Education (Continuing education)--United States.
Nurses--Education (Graduate)--United States.
Industrial nursing--United States--Congresses.
Industrial hygiene--United States.
Respiratory organs--Protection--United States.
Breathing apparatus--United States.
RT79 / .I567 2011eb RC966 / .I57 2011eb
610.73071/1
2011 L-675 WY 18.5
Includes bibliographical references.
Letter to NIOSH -- Charge to the committee -- Study process -- Background -- Respiratory protection roles and responsibilities -- Respiratory protection education and training -- Incentives for respiratory protection education and training -- Workshop agenda -- Workshop participants -- Recent Institute of Medicine reports related to personal protective equipment and education needs of the workforce -- Committee biographies.
"Occupational health nurses (OHNs) are front-line advocates for preventing illness and injury and protecting health in a variety of workplace settings, including the areas of agriculture, construction, health care, manufacturing, and public safety. OHNs need education and training in respiratory protection in order to ensure both their safety and the safety of America's workers. At the request of the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) examined existing respiratory protection curricula and made recommendations to improve education and training in respiratory protection for OHNs. The IOM finds that current respiratory protection education receives varying amounts of dedicated time and resources and is taught using a variety of approaches. Several recommendations are made to improve the respiratory protection education and training of OHNs."--Publisher's description
9780309215497 0309215498 1283376318 9781283376310
Nurses--Education (Continuing education)--United States.
Nurses--Education (Graduate)--United States.
Industrial nursing--United States--Congresses.
Industrial hygiene--United States.
Respiratory organs--Protection--United States.
Breathing apparatus--United States.
RT79 / .I567 2011eb RC966 / .I57 2011eb
610.73071/1
2011 L-675 WY 18.5