[MCOH-EH] Color vision testing of healthcare workers

[Fair, Susan]

CVD on screening would be a trigger to have an evaluation of the performance of essential tasks requiring color vision ability, especially in lab or path.  Occ Med would have input on what accommodations might be needed.     It is likely that anyone with a deficiency has adapted to different shades of gray being assigned a color name in their experience.  The other challenges are for HCW who needs to identify pallor, cyanosis, jaundice, skin rashes, erythema, blood contamination of fluids, color coded charts or color coded computer screen alerts, etc.  I have never seen someone not hired or terminated for CVD in my MCOH tenure of 26 years.

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Upfal, Mark
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 9:36 AM
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So how do you use the information?  Does it really predict job performance?  For which jobs?  What if they fail the test but can still perform the job?

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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+mupfal=dmc.org at mylist.net] On Behalf Of April Tainter
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 9:28 AM
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                14 plate for all employees.

April Tainter RN
Employee Health Nurse
ThedaCare-Shawano
100 County Road B
Shawano WI 54166
P 715-524-1493
F 715-524-9983

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Viereck, Maryann
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 8:20 AM
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14 plate here.

Maryann Viereck RN,BS,CEN,COHN-S
Employee Health Coordinator
Cape Regional Medical Center
2 Stone Harbor Blvd
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
phone 609-463-2512
fax 609-463-2910

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Fair, Susan
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 8:57 AM
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Cc: Santerre, Andrea
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Color vision testing of healthcare workers

We test nursing, laboratory, pathology, and medical staff for color vision with Ishihara 14 plate in our clinics.    We find that some of the hospitals with whom we are now affiliated are using Ishihara 38 plate instead of 14 plate.  What method do you all use?  Is there any evidence that more plates are a better screening tool in this setting?  Thanks for your input.

Susan Fair, MPAS, PA-C
Yale New Haven Hospital
Occupational Health Plus
New Haven, CT



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