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S A Randolph

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PubMed1993

The role of the agricultural health nurse: bringing together community and occupational health.

1. Agricultural work is one of the most hazardous occupations in the United States. However, an occupational safety and health agenda for agriculture is lacking. 2. The agricultural health nurse draws on knowledge of community health and occupational health nursing to meet the needs of the farm work force. 3. The agricultural health nurse uses creative approaches to gather data about the farm work force and the work environment. 4. Community based strategies, such as coalition building, are important to develop programs that address agricultural safety and health problems.

Agriculture↗
PubMed1989

Limited duty work: an innovative approach to early return to work.

One of the costly and difficult problems facing industry today is providing work for employees who have been injured on the job and are limited to some degree following the injury. Limited duty work is a job that is appropriate to an injured worker's skills, interests, and capabilities. One method of developing a plan for limited duty work is to set up a multidisciplinary task force to determine the most appropriate type of program for a particular organization. Intervention by the occupational health nurse is essential to the positive outcome of the rehabilitative process. Early return to productive work is an important facet of rehabilitation.

Humans↗
PubMed1987

Guidelines for contact lens use in industry.

Contact lens use in industry is controversial. National eye organizations recommend that companies establish their own policies on contact lens use. A survey questionnaire was sent to 100 corporations to gather descriptive data on the existence and content of their policies. Data were collected on policy enforcement, areas of contact lens restriction and basis for restriction, identification of workers who wear contacts, and use of eye protection. Among the 67 respondents, 43 companies have a policy on contact lens use. It was found that companies need to identify workers who wear contact lenses. The decision whether or not to allow the use of contact lenses in the industrial environment appeared to be dependent upon the perceived level of risk in a specific environment. More importantly, the current written policies do not appear to recognize the results of recent research. Guidelines for contact lens use in industry are presented.

Air Pollutants, Occupational↗