Nurse/health counseling model for a successful alcoholism assistance program.
International Harvester Company had developed a unique program utilizing the occupational health nurse as a nurse/health counselor for a corporate alcoholism assistance program. As a result of this program, absenteeism, disability and medical payments, and hospitalizations in a group of 342 employees have significantly declined.
D000041:Absenteeism; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D003376:Counseling; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing; D014942:Workers' Compensation