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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Care and meaning in war zone nursing.

29 Nov 2009 During the past century, nurses have served as caregivers for United States military personnel in every major theater of war. Military nurses in the war zone deliver patient care while working in austere conditions, and are under constant threat of ... Read more...

Ergonomics case study: revised NIOSH lifting equation instruction issues for students.

30 Oct 2009 This case study investigated the effectiveness of formal instruction of the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation for university students who may use the equation in their future work. Their successes and challenges were examined through a class exercise ... Read more...

[General health in Icelandic farmers]

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: There is a limited information on the general health of Icelandic farmers. It has been suggested that it might be worse than among other professions. This is thought to be in part because of the unique work environment of farmers.The ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Occupational Health'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Care and meaning in war zone nursing. 29 Nov 2009
• Ergonomics case study: revised NIOSH lifting equation instruction issues for students. 30 Oct 2009
• Is Europe fit for work? 8 Oct 2009
• [General health in Icelandic farmers] 29 Sep 2009
• A survey of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in physiotherapists in Western Australia. 29 Sep 2009
• A recommendation to improve employee weight status through worksite health promotion programs targeting nutrition, physical activity, or both. 29 Sep 2009
• Meta-analysis of workplace physical activity interventions. 29 Sep 2009
• The relative exposure of the operating room staff to sevoflurane during intracerebral surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• A case of Q fever. 29 Sep 2009
• Using ergonomics to enhance safe production at a surface coal mine--a case study with powder crews. 29 Sep 2009
• Thoughts on studies linking occupational exposures to anesthetic waste gases. 13 Sep 2009
• Obesity and treadmill exercise duration in Hazmat candidates. 30 Aug 2009
• Executive physicals: what's the ROI? 30 Aug 2009
• Wisconsin health system targets employee health. 30 Aug 2009
• Time to take better care of our own. 30 Aug 2009
• Lobbying for fitness. 30 Aug 2009
• The burnout and exhaustion levels of nurses working in haemodialysis units. 30 Aug 2009
• Needle-stick injury: a novel intervention to reduce the occupational health and safety risk in the haemodialysis setting. 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical supervision and the well-being of the psychiatric nurse. 30 Aug 2009
• Clearing a path to floor safety. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Occupational Health'

Definition: The promotion and maintenance of physical and mental health in the work environment.

Descriptor UI: D016272

Alternative terms: Occupational Health; Health, Occupational; Industrial Hygiene; Hygiene, Industrial; Health, Industrial; Industrial Health; Safety, Occupational; Occupational Safety; Employee Health; Health, Employee;

Allowable Qualifiers: history; legislation & jurisprudence; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: N01.400.525;

History Note: 91

Technical Notes: "promotion & maintenance of physical & mental health in the work environment": do not confuse with OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE (the specialty) or OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; note X ref OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY which is GEN only: do not use as coord for safety in an industrial milieu ( = SAFETY + specific indust or occup heading); DF: OCCUP HEALTH