Nursing activities in occupational health care
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Keywords
Nursing roles, Occupational health, Occupational health interventions
Abstract
The occupational health field is complex and requires the involve- ment of different disciplines which must support its efforts so as to get their goals. In this area as others, the nursing profession carries out its functioning under the main focus of the health prevention and health promotion more than only from a cure approach, so its contribution is highly significant. In the present paper we described the history of occupational health nursing, its focus and importance as well as the nine basic interventions of nursing in occupational health considering the specific responsibilities and tasks in each intervention. The future perspectives and challenges of occupational health nursing are discussed.
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