NURS 571 Practice of Occupational Health
This course focuses on the assessment of workplace hazards, the physiology and biomechanical aspects of work, and a practical problem-solving approach to health problems in various work settings. Emphasizes the relationship between working conditions and health, with special reference to the recognition, measurement, and control of occupational hazards. Course activities: Oral and written projects, class discussions, walk-through field trips to local industries (field trips may take up to four hours). Prerequisite: permission of instructor (4 credtis)