Question: An occupational nurse has been working at an industrial film-making company for 30 years. The company has gone bankrupt and the occupational health department will be dismantled over the next 2 years. The company has appointed this expert occupational health nurse to provide the required leadership to ensure occupational safety and health policy over the next 2 years. During this phase out there are many points to consider.
Address the following in your response:
- Identify the AAOHN competency levels in occupational and environmental nursing that guide the function of this occupational nurse during the phase out.
- Identify the primary responsibility of the occupational health nurse.
- Describe why a good occupational health surveillance program remains important.
- Describe why it is important for the nurse to continue to review pertinent epidemiologic studies.