[The nurse and occupational health]

Nursing and occupational health. Occupational health is the maintainance and promotion of the health of the workers in the workplace. Occupational health nursing is the application of nursing practice and public health procedures of conserving, promoting and restoring the health of individuals and groups, in their places of employment. In this paper, the main emphasis is given to the role and duties of the nurse as a member of the team, which are valid at every workplace. There are references also to the educational possibilities in occupational health nursing as a specialty and in the status of employment in Greece.