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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813288503321

Titolo

Occupational health nurses and respiratory protection : improving education and training : letter report / / Linda Hawes Clever ... [et al.], editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011

ISBN

0-309-21551-X

1-283-37631-8

9786613376312

0-309-21549-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (74 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CleverLinda Hawes

Disciplina

613.62

Soggetti

Industrial nursing - United States

Respiratory organs - Protection - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on the Respiratory Protection Curriculum for Occupational Health Nursing Programs, Board on Health Sciences Policy."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms""; ""Letter Report""; ""A   Workshop Agenda""; ""B   Workshop Participants""; ""C   Recent Institute of Medicine Reports Related to Personal Protective Equipment and Education Needs of the Workforce""; ""D  Committee Biographies""

Sommario/riassunto

"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.