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Document ID (ISN)107829
CIS number 08-366
ISSN - Serial title 0007-9936 - Cahiers de médecine interprofessionnelle
Year 2006
Convention or series no. Fiche medico-professionnelle N°53
Title Nurses
Original title L'infirmier [in French]
Bibliographic information 2006, Vol.46, No.4, insert, 2p.
Abstract Nurses practice their occupation in various sectors of activity, including health care, preventive care and humanitarian missions. They are an integral part of the medical team. They participate in setting the diagnosis and provide the specific health and hygiene care required by patients. This occupational medical information note summarizes the work of nurses together with the main occupational hazards they face. Contents: description; place of work; work organization; tasks (characteristics, risk factors, effects on health); tools and equipment; products, materials and patients; work clothes; work and health.
Descriptors (primary) France; conditions of work; risk factors; health hazards; nursing personnel
Descriptors (secondary) work organization; safety guides; work clothing; state of health
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Health care services