title: The occupational health nurse as the trusted clinician in the 21st century.
abstract: Occupational health nurses as trusted clinicians use their direct care skills in both on-site and off-site roles to protect human resources and contain health care costs. On-site clinics leverage the knowledge, skills, and abilities of occupational health nurses. To maximize the health of the work force, occupational health nurses use strategies aimed at improving health, engaging employees, enhancing accountability of employees, linking provider strategies, using technology creatively, and promoting healthy work environments. Occupational health nurses maintain a proactive and effective impact on occupational health and safety as part of a broader framework of holistic primary care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Systems, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. barbara.burgel@nursing.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Burgel
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Childre
mesh_terms: D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*