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M L Wassel

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PubMed1995

Occupational health nursing and the advent of managed care: meeting the challenges of the current health care environment.

1. The evolution of occupational health nursing and the advent of managed care enable today's practitioners to play strategic roles in planning, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of new health care delivery models. 2. Workers' compensation cost control strategies should include: 1) a focus on primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention and health promotion; 2) quality health care by trained and experienced occupational health professionals; 3) case management to ensure quality of care and to control unnecessary expenses; 4) effective communication between management and injured client to reduce litigation. 3. Many employers go beyond the traditional catastrophic cases and include chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and asthma, and high risk pregnancies for case management. 4. Worksite health and safety programs are a critical component of the nation's health care system.

Health Care Reform↗
PubMed1994

Successful educational activities in nursing: guidelines for development.

1. Nursing professionals must commit to a lifelong pursuit of continuing education to achieve and maintain competence in their practice. 2. When pursuing quality, cost effective continuing education in times of limited financial resources for professional development, many practitioners must consider their educational requirements for relicensure and certification. 3. Prudent educational sponsors devote adequate resources to accurately assess the needs of potential learners to ensure successful programming and minimize costly marketing failures. 4. Participant evaluation and achievement of outcomes serve as the basis for improving and planning future educational activities.

Certification↗