Health Nurse Practitioners focus on direct patient care
Every year nearly 56,000 U.S. workers die due to a workplace injury or work-related illness; more than three million suffer disabling, work-related injuries.
Advanced practice occupational and environmental health nurses help manage and prevent these injuries and illnesses.
* Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners focus on direct patient care, the theory and practice of adult health maintenance, and the assessment and management of common ailments facing working adults, including occupational injuries and illnesses. Graduates are eligible for national and California State Adult Nurse Practitioner certification, and their time in the program contributes to the requirements for COHN-S certification.
* Occupational and Environmental Health Specialists focus on programs to prevent occupational illnesses and injuries and to manage disability; consultation with employers, employees and others; and worker education and training. This role preparation provides a streamlined MS program for those who seek specialization in occupational and environmental health nursing without a direct patient care component. The time graduates spend in the program contributes to the requirements for COHN-S certification. ucsf