Occupational health nursing / edited by Katie Oakley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Oakley, Katie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial nursing.

Occupational Health Nursing--organization & administration.

Medical Subjects:

Occupational Health Nursing--organization & administration.

Physical Description:

xvii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Whurr, 2002.

Summary:

The second edition of this book has been fully updated and expanded with nine new chapters. It is for students, qualified occupational health nurses and those keen to know more about the field. There is increasing interest in the specialty of community nursing which is expanding and developing with the encouragement and support of the Department of Health and the Health and Safety Executive. This topical reader is thought-provoking and stimulating, focusing throughout on practical examples and the experiences of practising occupational health nurses.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The role of the occupational health nurse / Daphne Bagley 1

Chapter 2 The education of occupational health nurses / Patience D Kenny 32

Chapter 3 Setting up occupational health services / Anne Kennaugh 53

Chapter 4 Managing occupational health services / Cynthia Atwell 70

Chapter 5 Occupational health and safety / Katie Oakley 93

Chapter 6 Research and occupational health nursing / Stuart Whitaker, Jan Maw 119

Chapter 7 Writing policies and procedures in occupational health nursing / Andrea Mummery, Katie Oakley 141

Chapter 8 Quality and audit in occupational health nursing / Linda Maynard 157

Chapter 9 Occupational health nurses and health assessment, surveillance and screening / Cynthia Atwell 176

Chapter 10 Health promotion and occupational health nursing / Tracy McFall 193

Chapter 11 Rehabilitation and occupational health nursing / Dorothy Ferguson 210

Chapter 12 Mental health and occupational health nursing / Angela Franklin 225

Chapter 13 Marketing occupational health / Janette Murray 245

Chapter 14 Independent occupational health nursing / Kit Artus 263

Chapter 15 European perspectives in occupational health nursing / Charles McK Graham 278.

Notes:

Previous ed.: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1861562942

OCLC:

48195690