title: Undergraduate preparation for occupational health nursing.
abstract: Seven baccalaureate nursing programs in Arkansas were surveyed to ascertain what content pertinent to occupational health nursing was included in the curriculum. Programs were examined for clinical experiences in occupational health settings. All programs failed to include some of the needed content. None of the programs covered the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its importance in occupational health nursing. Only four of the seven programs offered clinical experiences ranging from a one day observation to a six week preceptorship in an occupational health setting.
authors.affiliation: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roundtree
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Coleman
mesh_terms: D001131:Arkansas; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000193:education*