COHN ABOHN 5

Question 1

Which ABOHN competency domain encompasses conducting pre-placement physical examinations and fitness-for-duty evaluations?

Accepted Answer

Worker and workplace health assessment and surveillance

Answer

Pre-placement physicals and fitness-for-duty evaluations are assessment activities that fall within the worker and workplace health assessment and surveillance competency domain.

Question 2

A COHN-certified nurse is developing a hearing conservation program. Which OSHA standard is most directly applicable to her work?

Accepted Answer

29 CFR 1910.95 – Occupational Noise Exposure

Answer

29 CFR 1910.95 governs occupational noise exposure requirements, including audiometric testing and hearing conservation program elements that occupational health nurses administer.

Question 3

In the context of ABOHN's case management subspecialty, 'disability duration guidelines' are used primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Establish expected recovery time benchmarks to guide return-to-work planning

Answer

Disability duration guidelines provide evidence-based recovery time benchmarks that help occupational health case managers set realistic return-to-work targets and coordinate care.

Question 4

Which principle guides the occupational health nurse when balancing confidentiality of an employee's medical record with the employer's need for workplace safety information?

Accepted Answer

Sharing only functional limitations and work restrictions, not diagnoses

Answer

Occupational health nurses protect medical confidentiality by communicating functional limitations and work restrictions to management rather than disclosing underlying diagnoses.

Question 5

An ABOHN-certified nurse implements a worksite health promotion program targeting cardiovascular risk. This action reflects which function of occupational health nursing?

Accepted Answer

Primary prevention through health promotion

Answer

Worksite wellness programs targeting risk factors before disease develops represent primary prevention, a core occupational health nursing function.

COHN Exam Practice Test

COHN Exam Practice Test

COHN ABOHN 5