title: Being off work, preparing to return to work: how client-nurse interactions can affect employee well being.
abstract: 1. Three central themes emerged through exploration of the meaning of being off work, preparing to return to work: changing expectations, obstacles being overcome, and gaining control of one's life. 2. Preparing to return to work is a positive shift in expectations as the inabilities and obstacles are overcome in the process of regaining self. 3. The occupational health nurse should focus attention on understanding the perceived need for control and the perceived need for being productive. 4. The occupational health nurse can provide information, serve as a resource, act as a liaison among members of the health care team, and explore alternate duty options for the recovering employee.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing; D010865:Pilot Projects