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Occupational Health Nursing

Occupational Health Nursing focuses on planning, delivery and evaluation of occupational health services for working populations. Specialization in Occupational Health Nursing prepares graduates for advance practice as clinical nurse specialists. The program emphasizes a blend of occupational health nursing practice and management skills with a strong interdisciplinary focus. Our students take courses and complete projects with students in occupational medicine, industrial hygiene and safety engineering. Faculty work closely to give students a well-balanced education in which the emphasis is teamwork.

Learn more about our interdisciplinary collaboration with the Education and Research Center.

Certification & Career Opportunities

On completion of the program, you are eligible to sit for the AACN certification examination for community health nursing clinical nurse specialists. Depending on your hours of occupational nursing practice, you are also able to sit for the COHN-S about six months to a year following graduation. Graduates of the program have taken jobs with large corporations, insurance companies, small companies, case management organizations, hospital occupational health departments, health departments and state and federal government agencies.

Clinical Hours

Students work extensively with preceptors in a variety of industrial, corporate, hospital-based and nurse-managed occupational health settings. The program requires 540 practice hours in various industries and businesses throughout the Greater Cincinnati area. Experiences for students outside the area are arranged with preceptors in settings closer to the student’s home area.

Prior Experience

Prior experience is not a requirement for this program.

Program of Study

The program can be completed on either a full-time or part-time basis. Full-time students can complete the program in six quarters (two academic years).

Because we are a part of a National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center (NIOSH-ERC), we are able to offer stipend support for most of our full-time students. This support also includes partial tuition from the College of Nursing.

Program Courses

Scientific Basis for Clinical Reasoning
Database Management Practicum
Introduction to Occupational Health Nursing
Biostatistics
*Occupational Health, Hygiene, & Safety Workshop I
*Occupational Health, Hygiene, & Safety Workshop II
*Occupational health, Hygiene, & Safety Workshop III
Survey of Environmental Toxicology
Health Planning
Managing Common Occ. & Environmental Diseases & Injuries
Epidemiological Methods for ANP
Finance & Economics of Health Care
Human Resources Management
Managing Health & Safety Programs in the Workplace
*Occupational Safety
*Principles of Occupational Exposure Assessment
Organization & Management
Research Methods
Master’s Capstone Project
Occupational Health Nursing Practicum I
Occupational Health Nursing Practicum II
Occupational Health Nursing Practicum III

*Indicates interdisciplinary courses

Contact Info

Office of Student Affairs
College of Nursing
University of Cincinnati
PO Box 210038
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038
(513) 558-3600

Tracey Yap, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
tracey.yap@uc.edu
(513) 558-5305