台灣職業衛生護理省思－－挑戰與展望

Reflections on Occupational Health Nursing in Taiwan: Challenges and Perspectives

職業衛生護理專業的發展是台灣穩定健康勞動人力資源重要的條件之一。為能提升工作者的職業安全衛生與健康照護，職業衛生護理人員的核心能力與角色功能更顯舉足輕重。本文就台灣的職業衛生護理教育現況、角色功能與執業範疇及專業團體的發展與責任等進行檢視，並提出我國職業衛生護理發展上的挑戰與展望，包括：（1）職業衛生護理應具備的角色功能與執業範疇；（2）職業衛生護理課程應列為護理學系的必修學分，並設置職業衛生護理碩、博士學位學程；（3）盡速建立職業衛生護理認證制度；（4）相關專業學術團體應負起在職教育、訓練之責；（5）強化職業衛生相關領域間之跨界合作。

The development of the occupational health nursing profession has promoted stable and healthy human resources in Taiwan. In order to improve the occupational safety, health, and healthcare of workers, the professional core competencies and role functions of occupational health nursing is of utmost importance. This article investigated the current status of occupational health nursing education, role functions, practice scope, and the development and responsibilities of professional associations and proposed the challenges to and the future prospects of the development of occupational health nursing in Taiwan. The key findings include: (1) the role functions and practice scope of occupational health nursing; (2) occupational health nursing courses should be included in the required credits of Department of Nursing and master and doctor programs in occupational health nursing should be established; (3) a certification system of occupational health nursing should be established as soon as possible; (4) the professional associations for occupational health nursing should take responsibility for continuing education and training; and (5) interdisciplinary collaborations among relevant occupational health professionals should be strengthened.