Training in occupational health nursing competencies: an ongoing review

  • Javier González-Caballero
Keywords: Occupational Health Nursing; Professional training

Abstract

Occupational Health Nursing has a long history in the field of specialized care due to its specific training and presence in the workplace. Although the process of acquiring professional competences admits different peculiarities within the European Union, the article invites a joint periodic review in order to consolidate a discipline that provides care for the working population based on the best available scientific evidence.

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Published
2020-10-30