Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Program

Comparison of lift use, perceptions, and musculoskeletal symptoms between ceiling lifts and floor-based lifts in patient handling

Soo-Jeong Lee, RN, PhD, ANP
David Rempel, MD, MPH
2019

Lifting equipment can reduce the risk of injury from patient handling, but limited availability and adoption have been a persistent problem. Data from statewide surveys of California nurses (N = 389) in 2013 and 2016 were analyzed to evaluate lift use, perceptions about lifts and injury risk, and musculoskeletal symptoms by type of available lifts. Nurses with ceiling lifts (23%) were significantly more likely to use lifts and had more positive perceptions about lifts, regarding worker safety, patient safety and comfort, ease of use, access, and storing, than nurses with only floor...

Safe patient handling legislation and changes in programs, practices, perceptions, and experience of musculoskeletal disorders by hospital characteristics: A repeated cross-sectional survey study

Soo-Jeong Lee, RN, PhD, ANP
Kyung Ja Kang
Joung Hee Lee
2020

Background: Safe patient handling legislation has been enacted in 11 states in the United States to protect healthcare workers from patient handing injuries. Implementations and outcomes may vary across hospitals by the characteristics of the institution.

Objectives: This study was to investigate the changes in safe patient handling programs in hospitals, and nurses' perceptions, work practices, and musculoskeletal symptoms by hospital characteristics after the passage of California's safe patient handling legislation.

Design:...

Development of an online curriculum for California early care and education providers on healthy beverages

Kimberly Hazard
Danielle Lee
Lorrene Ritchie
Roberta Rose
L Karina Díaz Rios
Kaela Plank
Abbey Alkon
2021

Background: Children's consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with obesity, diabetes, and dental decay. California's Healthy Beverages in Child Care Act (AB 2084) requires all licensed child care centers and family child care homes to comply with healthy beverages standards, however many licensed providers in California are unaware of the law and few are fully compliant with the law's requirements. The aim of the current project is to describe the development of a self-paced online training on best practices and implementation of AB 2084 in English and...

Child Care in the Time of Coronavirus Disease-19: A Period of Challenge and Opportunity

Andrew N Hashikawa
Jill M Sells
Peter M DeJonge
Abbey Alkon
Emily T Martin
Timothy R Shope
2020

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Time-Trends of U.S. Occupational Noise Standard Violations by OSHA Region and Industry Type 1972 to 2019

Sungwon Park
Chang Gi Park
Oisaeng Hong, RN, PhD, FAAN
2022

Objective: We examined time-trends in Occupational Noise Standard violations by OSHA region and industry type over 48 years.

Methods: Along with descriptive analysis of original data, negative binomial regression and Poisson regression were applied to the analysis of 1972 to 2019 and 1972 to 2012 data, respectively.

Results: A small annual decrease in violation units over the periods was revealed. The three analyses produced differing timetrends. The manufacturing industry had more violations, and Region 4 had the most...

Predictors of Health Promotion Behaviors Among Working Adults at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome

Sungwon Park
Min Kyeong Jang
Chang Gi Park
Oisaeng Hong, RN, PhD, FAAN
2022

Background: Metabolic syndrome has a high global prevalence, affecting 26% of South Koreans. Lifestyle modifications have shown benefits in studies involving health behavior enhancement, specifically through workplace eating and exercise interventions. However, workplace interventions focusing on health behaviors have been inadequately explored.

Objectives: This study examined factors affecting health promotion behaviors of workers at high risk of metabolic syndrome by applying Theory of Planned Behavior constructs (attitude, subjective norm,...

Factors affecting adjustment of first-year nursing students to college life: A descriptive correlational study

Ju Young Park
Oisaeng Hong, RN, PhD, FAAN
2021

Background: According to recent statistics from the Korean Ministry of Education, the number of students who have dropped out of college has increased.

Objectives: To assess the relationship between creativity, social support, voice behaviour, and college life adjustment among first-year nursing students and to identify the factors influencing college life adjustment.

Design: This study used a cross-sectional correlational design.

Sample: Non-random convenience sampling.

Participants:...

Frequency of violence towards healthcare workers in the United States’ inpatient psychiatric hospitals: A systematic review of literature

Odes, Rachel
Susan Chapman
Robert Harrison
Sara Ackerman
Oisaeng Hong, RN, PhD, FAAN
2020

The purpose of this systematic review is to determine the frequency of violent or aggressive behaviour towards healthcare workers in inpatient psychiatric settings in the United States. To achieve this aim, five databases were searched to find English-language quantitative studies reporting prevalence or incidence data of violence or aggression directed towards staff members in inpatient psychiatric settings. No limitations were set based on publication date, and intervention studies were included only if baseline data were provided. Of 335 total studies found, 38 full-text articles...

Differences in Hospitals' Workplace Violence Incident Reporting Practices: A Mixed Methods Study

Rachel Odes
Susan Chapman
Sara Ackerman
Robert Harrison, MD, MPH
Oisaeng Hong, RN, PhD, FAAN
2022

Workplace violence (WV) is a significant and growing problem for health care workers. Increased recognition of the need for improved protections has led to policy initiatives at the state and federal levels, including national Joint Commission requirements that went into effect January 2022. California's WV prevention legislation was phased in during 2017-2018 and requires hospitals to use a new incident reporting system, the Workplace Violent Incident Reporting System (WVIRS) for Hospitals. We analyzed WVIRS data collected during the first three years of its implementation, July 1,...

Systematic Review of the Influence of Physical Work Environment on Office Workers' Physical Activity Behavior

Victoria F Michalchuk
Soo-Jeong Lee, RN, PhD, ANP
Catherine M Waters
Oisaeng Hong, RN, PhD, FAAN
2022

Background: Many American workers spend over 7 hours a day at work in primarily sedentary office work. Physical activity is a key aspect of optimizing health and preventing disease; yet, 80% of American adults do not meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity. In this systematic review, the relationship between physical work environment and physical activity among office workers was explored.

Methods: Of the 321 studies screened, 26 studies met the eligibility criteria and were included for evaluation in this systematic review.

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