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"These directives are designed to be used by nurses in an occupational health nursing program. These procedures outline the nurses' role in the handling of emergent and non-emergent situations in the occupational health care setting. As is the case with all occupational health ""best practices"", accurate documentation is of the utmost importance. There is a plethora of different onsite occupational health nursing services. Not every employer will use every available service. It is also important to note that some employers may have unique needs. It is not the purpose of this document to be all-encompassing or to substitute as a compendium of occupational health practice. Therefore, there may be times when an employer will request an occupational health nursing service that is not addressed within this guideline. When that occurs, the request should be submitted to the medical director for review. If appropriate, addenda to these guidelines regarding the specific request will be issued and are to be considered an extension of this document. In every instance, the recommendations contained within these guidelines are based upon evidence-based literature. It should be understood that in some areas, the evidence is weak or does not exist. In these instances, consensus recommendations are provided. It should be understood that health care is both art and science. Since it is ever-evolving, the recommendations contained within these guidelines may become obsolete or incorrect as new information is published. It is for this reason that these guidelines are to be reviewed at least on an annual basis."

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Where else would anyone go to other than Dr. Martin when we are looking for advice or guidance? He has been an incredible asset to our occupational health nursing department for nearly three decades - P Blackmun RN, Sioux Falls, SD Historically, we have struggled piecing together protocols and documents from a variety of sources that we can use efficiently. It becomes a chore as our focus is always changing. This book puts that struggle to bed. We have been waiting for this sort of guidance reference for a very long time - T. Mahoney BSN, MInneapolis, MN Douglas W Martin MD is a practicing occupational medicine physician in the SIouxland region, serving the area's workers and businessess for over 25 years. He has been the medical director for a number of on-site occupational health nursing programs. He is a national leader, having been both President of the American College of Occupational & Envirionmental Medicine and the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians. In what little spare time he has, he enjoys serving Scouting, officiating football, and being the PA announcer for the local high school.

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