Occupational health nurses and respiratory protection
Subtitle: improving education and training : letter report
By: Committee on the Respiratory Protection Curriculum for Occupational Health Nursing Programs, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Linda Hawes Clever ... [et al.], editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Contributors: Clever, Linda Hawes
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 62
ISBN-13: 9780309215480
Subjects: Respiratory organs; Occupational Health Nursing; Education (Graduate); Nurses; Education, Nursing, Continuing; Education (Continuing education); Protection; Breathing apparatus; Industrial nursing; Industrial hygiene; Education; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Nursing
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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