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Advance Nursing Practice 2018
J u n e 2 1 - 2 2 , 2 0 1 8
P a r i s , F r a n c e
Page 41
Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN 2574-2825
6 t h I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e o n
Advance Nursing Practice
Work consists of any physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the
purposeful production or accomplishment of something. This means that
work occurs in the homes, in schools, as part of one’s employment, and during
volunteer work. To work is to do, to accomplish. With this definition, returning
the worker/patient to work encompasses occupational therapy as a whole, as
clinicians assist their clients to achieve their fullest capacity in all aspects of
life. A fundamental goal of occupational therapist is to facilitate the client’s
highest level of functional status in all occupations and all contexts of life,
including physical, emotional, social, cognitive, and communicative dimensions.
Worksite evaluations are on-the-job assessments to determine whether an
individual can return to work after onset of a disability or whether a person can
benefit from reasonable accommodations to maintain employment. The first
step is job analysis, followed by a worksite evaluation. Next, the occupational
therapist schedules a time with the employer and the worker to meet at the
worksite where he/she assesses the work, the worker, and the workplace. The
very last step in the worksite evaluation is to assess the work environment. The
environment outside the immediate work area should be evaluated (parking
if driving or access to public transportation; access into the building, break
room, and restroom), as well as the workstation itself. All work areas that the
worker may use, need to be investigated to identify obstacles and find solutions
to increase accessibility. The professionals involved in the occupational
health team can include some or the entire following Mo: occupational health
nurses, occupational health physicians, industrial hygienists, safety engineers,
work organization specialists, psychologists, counselors, physiotherapists,
occupational therapists, health economists, academic researchers and others.
Occupational health nurses play an essential role in health assessment for
fitness to work, pre employment or pre placement examinations, periodic health
examinations and individual health assessments for lifestyle risk factors.
The occupational health nurse is often the key person in the rehabilitation
programme who will, with the manager and individual employee, complete a
risk assessment, devise the rehabilitation programme, monitor progress and
communicate with the individual, the occupational health physician and the line
manager. Collaboration with occupational therapist may be necessary in many
instances, depending upon exiting legislation and accepted practice. Planned
rehabilitation strategies, can help to ensure safe return to work for employees
who have been absent from work due to ill health or injury.
Biography
Nanaki Singh has an excellent academic record and plans to
pursue a career in Neurological Rehabilitation. After completing
her Bachelor’s, she intends to go to University of Toronto for her
Master’s. A voracious reader of mystery, fiction and young adult
novels, she has travelled abroad and participated in conferences
related to science and health. With exposure to international
audience at a young age, she is keen on collaboration for her
master’s and research.
Workplace rehabilitation: working with differently abled
Nanaki Singh
Jamia Hamdard, India
Nanaki Singh, J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C3-008