Caring for Those Who Care: The Role of the Occupational Health Nurse in Disasters

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 243-250

  Tomczyk, Dennis ^a   Alvarez, Della ^a   Borgman, Patricia ^a   Cartier, Mary Jo ^a   Caulum, Lois ^a   Galloway, Cindy ^a   Groves, Cindy ^a   Faust, Naomi ^a   Meske, Denise ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY; EMPATHY; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY; LEADERSHIP; MASS SCREENING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY;

CAREGIVERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; EMPATHY; GRIEF; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MASS SCREENING; NATURAL DISASTERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 51149108560     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/08910162-20080601-08     Document Type: Article

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