Career Guide
Occupational
Health
Nursing
The Career Guide is a publication of
Profession
201 E. Ogden Ave. • Suite 114 • Hinsdale, IL 60521
630-789-5799 • www.abohn.org
, Synopsis of Occupational Health History in the U.S. and U.K (2000 BC – 2013 AD)
1494-1555 AD 1895 AD
Georgius Agricola Ada Mayo Stewart
470-410 BC 1713-1788 AD
Hippocrates Percival Pott
1540 AD
“Law of Deodand” 1869-1970 AD 1911 AD
Alice Hamilton Worker Compensation Legislation
BC 1400 1600 1800 1900 1950 2000
1898 AD 1970 AD
2000 BC
1493-1591 AD Phillipa Flowerday Occupational Health
Code of Hammurabi
Paraclesus and Safety Act
23-79 AD 1633-1714 AD 1912 AD – 39
Pliny the Elder Bernardino Ramazzini 1918 AD – 1,213 2013 AD
1930 AD – 3,189 Approx.
1820- 1910 AD 1939 AD – 6,255 22,000
Florence Nightingale 1945 AD – 12,939
Nurses Employed in Industry
Figure 1: Timeline of events that shaped Occupational Health & Safety – for additional information see Appendix A
, The
Career Guide
to
Occupational Health Nursing
The Career Guide is a publication of
American Board for Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.
201 E. Ogden Ave., Suite 114
Hinsdale, Il 60521
630-789-5799
1 | Page
Copyright by ABOHN. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without written permission from ABOHN.
, Table of Contents
What is Occupational Health?..................................................................................... Page 3
Occupational Health Nursing – A Specialty Practice................................................... Page 4
Occupational Health Nursing Categories of Competency........................................... Page 5
What Occupational Health Nurses Do........................................................................ Page 6
Where Occupational Health Nurses Work................................................................... Page 8
Occupational Health Nursing Pay............................................................................... Page 9
The Future for Occupational Health Nursing............................................................. Page 10
Opportunities in Occupational Health Nursing..........................................................Page 11
How to Become an Occupational Health Nurse........................................................ Page 21
Professional Societies.............................................................................................. Page 22
Occupational Health Nursing Credentialing Agency..................................................Page 23
Resources................................................................................................................. Page 24
Contributors............................................................................................................. Page 25
Appendix A: A Noble History.................................................................................... Page 26
Appendix B: Glossary................................................................................................ Page 28
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Occupational
Health
Nursing
The Career Guide is a publication of
Profession
201 E. Ogden Ave. • Suite 114 • Hinsdale, IL 60521
630-789-5799 • www.abohn.org
, Synopsis of Occupational Health History in the U.S. and U.K (2000 BC – 2013 AD)
1494-1555 AD 1895 AD
Georgius Agricola Ada Mayo Stewart
470-410 BC 1713-1788 AD
Hippocrates Percival Pott
1540 AD
“Law of Deodand” 1869-1970 AD 1911 AD
Alice Hamilton Worker Compensation Legislation
BC 1400 1600 1800 1900 1950 2000
1898 AD 1970 AD
2000 BC
1493-1591 AD Phillipa Flowerday Occupational Health
Code of Hammurabi
Paraclesus and Safety Act
23-79 AD 1633-1714 AD 1912 AD – 39
Pliny the Elder Bernardino Ramazzini 1918 AD – 1,213 2013 AD
1930 AD – 3,189 Approx.
1820- 1910 AD 1939 AD – 6,255 22,000
Florence Nightingale 1945 AD – 12,939
Nurses Employed in Industry
Figure 1: Timeline of events that shaped Occupational Health & Safety – for additional information see Appendix A
, The
Career Guide
to
Occupational Health Nursing
The Career Guide is a publication of
American Board for Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.
201 E. Ogden Ave., Suite 114
Hinsdale, Il 60521
630-789-5799
1 | Page
Copyright by ABOHN. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without written permission from ABOHN.
, Table of Contents
What is Occupational Health?..................................................................................... Page 3
Occupational Health Nursing – A Specialty Practice................................................... Page 4
Occupational Health Nursing Categories of Competency........................................... Page 5
What Occupational Health Nurses Do........................................................................ Page 6
Where Occupational Health Nurses Work................................................................... Page 8
Occupational Health Nursing Pay............................................................................... Page 9
The Future for Occupational Health Nursing............................................................. Page 10
Opportunities in Occupational Health Nursing..........................................................Page 11
How to Become an Occupational Health Nurse........................................................ Page 21
Professional Societies.............................................................................................. Page 22
Occupational Health Nursing Credentialing Agency..................................................Page 23
Resources................................................................................................................. Page 24
Contributors............................................................................................................. Page 25
Appendix A: A Noble History.................................................................................... Page 26
Appendix B: Glossary................................................................................................ Page 28
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