Students participate in selecting sites for practice from a large number of available sites in a variety of industrial settings. The purpose of these experiences is to provide the student with an opportunity to synthesize the theories and concepts which they have been examining throughout their program and to develop an understanding of how they can be applied in the work setting. This specialty applies community health nursing concepts to the administration of programs aimed at health promotion in the occupational health settings based on prevention of illness and injury. Students select clinical experiences from a variety of industries and are precepted by expert occupational health nurses. This subspecialty of the Primary Health Care program applies theory and practice of health assessment and health maintenance to the work environment.
Students take selected courses within the occupational health curriculum.
Clinical experiences are arranged with expert practitioners in occupational health settings. An option for a limited number of students is the concurrent degree program in which the student may achieve both the MN from the School of Nursing and the MPH from the School of Public Health. The concurrent degree program will require added quarters of study. Doctoral Degree Program Student admitted to the Ph.D. in Nursing Science program may select Occupational Health Nursing as a specialty option. In addition to participation in selected courses related to occupational safety and health, students will complete a dissertation in this field of study.