Author Question: A nurse is comparing the historical practices of industrial and occupational health nurses. Which of ... (Read 83 times)

jhjkgdfhk · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse is comparing the historical practices of industrial and occupational health nurses. Which of the following would the nurse most likely note when comparing these two occupations?

a. Industrial nurses invented new machines to streamline production of medical goods, whereas occupational health nurses provide care to employees.
b. Industrial nurses investigated industrial injuries to improve work conditions, whereas occupational health nurses demonstrated proper body mechanics.
c. Industrial nurses treated work relat-ed-injuries, whereas occupational health nurses care for families in their homes.
d. Industrial nurses provided care for work-ers in their homes, whereas occupational health nurses care for work-related inju-ries.

Question 2

A nurse worked in a school setting during the early twentieth century. Which of the following would have been the focus of this nurse's practice?

a. Investigating causes of absenteeism
b. Teaching school as well as being a nurse
c. Promoting nursing as an autonomous prac-tice
d. Providing medical treatment to enable children to return to school

Ksh22 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Early occupational health nursing did not provide care for work-related injuries, but instead fo-cused on the care of employees and their families in the home. Contemporary occupational health nurses provide care for work-related injuries. The focus of both of these professions has been on employee care and the work environment.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Early school nursing focused on investigating causes of absenteeism, not providing medical treatment. That was the responsibility of physicians. Early school nurses did not teach in the schools. Early school nurses did not promote nursing as an autonomous practice.