title: Reconsidering core functions: for management's sake. II.
abstract: The first part of this three-part series, begun in the June issue, discussed administration of the nursing service and the implementation of health assessments. In this issue, discussion continues on five additional functions: Providing palliative or emergency care for occupational/non-occupational illness or injury; utilizing counseling and referral techniques; providing continuous employee health education services; and collaboration and consultation with other health care professionals. This series will conclude in the August issue.
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing; D010166:Palliative Care; D011634:Public Health