Abstract
Cross-sectional exploratory research developed to outline the roles and functions of occupational health nurses (OHNs) in Brazil and compare them with those in the United States. The sample consisted of 154 Brazilian occupational health nurses. First, the instrument Job Analysis Survey of Occupational Health Nursing Practice was translated into Portuguese, followed by data collection and data analysis, comparing the results of the proposed study in Brazil with the findings of a job delineation study conducted in the United States. It was found that most were women, white, between 41 and 50 years of age and working primarily at hospitals or medical centers as clinicians and managers/administrators. Besides, it was found that most Brazilian OHNs spend more time in managerial roles, followed by consultant and educator responsibilities while, in the United States, OHNs spend significantly more time in education/advisory roles.
Highlights
This study is part of a research project supported by the American Board for Occupational Heath Nurses, Inc – ABOHN, which aims to describe the roles of occupational health nurses and analyze their practice in different countries
Prior to examining the roles and functions of Brazilian occupational health nurses, the instrument Job Analysis Survey of Occupational Health Nursing Practice was translated, developed by the American Board for Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.(10), which supported this research in Brazil
The experts who evaluated the translation of the questionnaire into Portuguese suggested modification in the wording of a few questions, in order to adapt them to the reality of working of Brazilian Occupational Health Nurses (OHNs)
Summary
This study is part of a research project supported by the American Board for Occupational Heath Nurses, Inc – ABOHN, which aims to describe the roles of occupational health nurses and analyze their practice in different countries. It was characterized by the model centered on the biological perspective of individual body medicine, under the occupational health physician, with a clinical-therapeutic approach to the analysis of the micro-environment and certain agents’ pathogenic action. Due to the industrialization and urbanization process, the panorama of the capital-work relationship and new forms of occupational accidents and diseases, besides the biological aspects, the psychological and social demands in these relationships need to be taken into account as well(2).
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