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1. Occupational Health Nurse/CPR instructor

   paglia1188 replied to AnnemRN's topic in Occupational

   If you are teaching the AHA course using the AHA DVD, the DVD does most of the teaching for you. You do the dummy demonstration check offs and facilitation of questions. If your training center was AHA. you can call them and tell them you are teach...

2. Occupational Health Nurse/CPR instructor

   paglia1188 replied to AnnemRN's topic in Occupational

   I was an instructor "back in the day", but when I came to work at my plant, I had to get recertified as an instructor. I went on line at AHA.com and found a class locally and have been instructing ever since. I do not have anyone cover me when I te...

3. how do I get a job as an Occ Health Nurse when I'm a new grad???

   paglia1188 replied to badtz143's topic in Occupational

   You have to wait until the current Occupational Health Nurse either dies or retires. Just kidding. I started out working as an emergency room nurse. It give you experience in first aid, CPR, and occupational injuries. Then I attended continuing e...

4. Occupational Health Nurse/CPR instructor

   paglia1188 replied to AnnemRN's topic in Occupational

   Welcome to the world of Occupational Health. I do everything that you do plus instruct the first responders in CPR, First aid and AED. I am an American Heart Association sanctioned instructor. The first thing that I did was present a plan to "the pow...

5. Aaohn Convention Orlando In April

   paglia1188 replied to H60Medic's topic in Occupational

   The AAOHN convention is great. I have been to the last few and it is a great place to network with other OHNs. Will be in Orlando in April. As in all conventions, some programs are good and some are so so, but I have generally been pleased with mos...