ABSTRACT
Musculoskeletal disorders are common in the workplace and often respond to first-aid treatment. Worker education combined with precise management of precautionary restrictions by occupational health nurses can decrease employees' recovery time and lower risk of complications.
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Occupational Health Nursing/methods , Occupational Injuries/therapy , Return to Work , Shoulder Injuries/therapy , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Humans , Occupational Injuries/psychology , Occupational Injuries/rehabilitation , Shoulder Injuries/psychology , Shoulder Injuries/rehabilitationABSTRACT
To manage potential disabilities, the occupational and environmental health nurse has an extensive understanding of disability issues, provides functional worker assessments, and meets business requirements. They appropriately assess worker health issues and offer creative solutions to address both worker and business needs.
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Disability Evaluation , Occupational Health Nursing/methods , Prostatic Neoplasms/nursing , Return to Work , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prostatectomy/adverse effects , Prostatectomy/nursing , Urinary Incontinence/etiology , Urinary Incontinence/nursingABSTRACT
The cost of employee absenteeism in the United States is significant in terms of sick pay, overtime costs, replacement personnel compensation, and lost productivity. Little is known about what workers consider when deciding to use sick time. Previous studies have examined work absence from an array of perspectives, including resulting work strain, job satisfaction, and job security, but absenteeism in the workplace has not been examined in terms of decision making. To scrutinize workers' decisions about using sick time, a descriptive pilot study was undertaken with a convenience sample (n = 94) of working college students. The responses to the survey revealed that the majority of the workers (73.4%) used sick time because they were too ill to work. These results are in direct opposition to previous research and suggest that workers may need education about preventing and managing minor illnesses before an absence is needed. Supporting and engaging employees and their significant others in healthy worker programs, regular surveillance examinations, and illness prevention strategies are wise investments in companies' financial futures. Future research should include a comparative study of worker absenteeism between worksites with occupational health nurses and those without nurses.
