Marcella R' Thompson, PhDc, MS, CSP, RN, COHNS

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Occupational Environmental Health Safety
Education Clinical Experiences
forUndergraduate Community Health Nursing
Students

• Marcella R. Thompson, PhD(c), MS, CSP, RN,
  COHN-S

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Phase One

• Clinical placements in occupational settings for
  4 URI NUR444 undergraduate nursing students.

• Clinical placements in occupational settings for
  7 URI NUR444 undergraduate nursing students.

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Phase One

• Additional one-day onsite experience performing
  health screenings for 1,000 employees their
  families at a major company event.

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Phase Two

• Coordinate an all-day experience in occupational
  environmental health safety for all URI
  NUR444 undergraduate nursing students.

• Coordinate ½-day experience in occupational
  environmental health safety for all
  undergraduate nursing students enrolled in
  community health in RI colleges.

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Phase Three

• Update NUR444 curriculum to include elements of
  occupational environmental health safety.

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Phase Four

• Conduct ½ day orientation to occupational
  environmental health safety for 8 URI NUR444
  faculty.

• Conduct all day orientation to occupational
  environmental health safety for 8 URI NUR444
  faculty.

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Phase Five

• Provide support to faculty, preceptors students
  in their occupational health settings.
• Conduct program evaluation at end of semester
  with faculty, preceptors students.

• Continue to foster partnerships with OHNs
  obtain at least two additional clinical sites for
  Spring 2009 semester.