Occupational Information For Registered Nurses: Work Context

Context	Work Context	Work Context Description
96	Deal With External Customers	How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
92	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled	How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
89	Contact With Others	How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
88	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate	How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
86	Responsible for Others' Health and Safety	How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
86	Consequence of Error	How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
79	Spend Time Standing	How much does this job require standing?
75	Exposed to Disease or Infections	How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?
75	Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets	How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or live jackets?
67	Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls	How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
63	Spend Time Walking and Running	How much does this job require walking and running?
54	Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People	How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
53	Degree of Automation	How automated is the job?
46	Frequency of Conflict Situations	How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
46	Spend Time Sitting	How much does this job require sitting?
42	Coordinate or Lead Others	How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
42	Exposed to Contaminants	How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
38	Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings	How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
38	Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body	How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?
33	Responsibility for Outcomes and Results	How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
33	Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions	How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
33	Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling?	How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?
33	Deal With Physically Aggressive People	How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?
33	Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable	How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
29	Exposed to Hazardous Conditions	How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?
25	Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting	How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
25	Exposed to Hazardous Equipment	How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
21	Outdoors, Exposed to Weather	How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
21	Importance of Repeating Same Tasks	How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
21	Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection	How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?
21	Very Hot or Cold Temperatures	How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
21	Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions	How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?
17	Exposed to Radiation	How often does this job require exposure to radiation?
17	Exposed to High Places	How often does this job require exposure to high places?
13	Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance	How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?
10	Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment	How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
8	Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles	How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles?
0	Exposed to Whole Body Vibration	How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (e.g., operate a jackhammer)?