Primary care at the worksite: the use of health risk appraisal in a nursing center.
1. The worksite is an emerging and appropriate setting for nurse practitioner provided primary care services. 2. Health risk appraisal has been identified in the literature and in employment settings as a valuable component of a worksite health program. 3. Nurse practitioners can use health risk appraisal, in combination with physical assessment, to target needs of those at high risk for certain health problems and to determine appropriate wellness oriented education and counseling. 4. Further research is needed to determine motivating factors for employees to make changes in high risk behaviors once they are identified through health risk appraisal.
Adams
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J
Mackey
T
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Lindenberg
J
J
Baden
T
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D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing; D011320:Primary Health Care