BUSINESS PERSONNEL: EARNS COHN CERTIFICATION

Lori Bollinger, corporate health resources nurse at St. Francis Medical Center, recently earned certification as an occupational health nurse (COHN).

Bollinger, a registered nurse, met all the standards for the certification, including passing a COHN national examination.

The certification, issued by the American Board for Occupational Health Nurses Inc., is a voluntary mechanism for validating professional knowledge and expertise in a specialty field. COHN is associated with management and workers' goals for a safe and healthy workplace.

To maintain COHN certification, eligible nurses must demonstrate continuing practicing and education in occupational health nursing.