Kim Olszewski DNP, CRNP, COHN-S/CM, FAAOHN, FAANP, FAAN and Sheila Quinn PhD, RN, join the last episode of 2025 to talk electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), commonly known as e-cigarettes. These products pose a set of risks similar to combustible cigarettes but are not often included in workplace tobacco policies. Through their conversation about ENDS, Quinn and Olszewski also share the broader implications of their findings as they pertain to total worker health implementation in the workplace and how occupational nurses in all stages of their careers can drive organizational change.

Read their article, “E-Cigarette and Vaping Perspectives: Recommendations for Occupational Health Nurses,” co-authored with Debra M. Wolf PhD, RN, FAAOHN, here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/21650799241279991

Kim Olszewski is an ANCC board certified adult nurse practitioner and is a Certified Occupational Health Nurse Specialist and Case Manager from the American Board of Occupational Health Nurses. In 2007, she received her Fellowship distinction from the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) in 2023, and Fellowship (FAAN) from the American Academy of Nursing in 2020. Olszewski is immediate past president of AAOHN and is past President of the Northeast Association of Occupational Health Nurses and the Pennsylvania Association of Occupational Health Nurses. She has presented at the local, state, regional and national levels of the association over the past 20 years on various topics, including DOT certification, Marketing OHNs, Fatigue Management, Healthy People 2020, Social Media Integration and Diagnostic Updates. Olszewski is Director of Client and Medical Provider Services at DISA Global Solutions Inc. and is Sr. Associate Dean for Commonwealth University’s Breiner School of Nursing.

Dr. Quinn is the Associate Dean of Nursing and Chief Nurse Administrator at Stockton University. She has over 38 years’ experience within the healthcare and educational arena. She has published numerous articles and has presented at international, national, regional, state, and local levels over the past 25 years on various topics including transitioning from acute care to home care practice; nurse managers’ perspectives on workplace communication in rural settings; academic, clinical and community partnerships to meet rural needs, and generating enthusiasm for policy and political advocacy. Her recent collaborative research centers on vaping and e-cigarette use in the workplace and policy implications.

In what host Stephanie Weinsier describes as a “full circle moment,” this episode features AAOHN Director at Large Cheryl Strunk, RN, COHN, FAAOHN, who serves as Vice President of Operations at Premise Health. A respected mentor, nurse leader, and longtime AAOHN member, Cheryl shares insights from her 23-year career at the intersection of clinical care and business operations.

OHNs occupy a unique role – balancing patient care with organizational strategy – and must navigate the changing landscape of healthcare while investing in their staff, business, and themselves. Tune in for an inspiring and candid conversation about the essential skills nurses need to lead, how to leverage networks and resources to champion workplace health programs, and how AAOHN Corporate membership can elevate an organization’s health and safety efforts.

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Tune in to the latest episode of the AAOHN podcast for an overview of travel medicine. Hear from Anne Terry, ARNP, as she discusses global disease and the vaccines employees travelling abroad need to consider. Depending on where an individual travels, whether it is for personal or professional business, and patients’ existing conditions, they may need to take additional protective measures in addition to vaccines. Terry shares her unique experience as the head of the Travel Clinic at the University of Washington, the plethora of environmental exposures travelers may encounter, and how her interactions with her patients influence her practice in real time.

Further Reading:

CDC Yellow Book - https://www.cdc.gov/yellow-book/index.html

International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) - https://www.istm.org/

American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene - https://www.astmh.org/

UW CME – Travel Medicine and Global Health Conference June 2025 - https://uw.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=5&EID=11210

The Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual - https://shop.elsevier.com/books/the-travel-and-tropical-medicine-manual/sanford/978-0-323-37506-1

Germ and Worm Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/germ-worm/id1744408724