Stanhope: Public Health Nursing Chapter 6: Environmental Health
Why is it important for nurses to understand the premises of environmental health? - Nurses should be able to assess risks and advocate for policies that support healthy environments. Potential risks to health are concerns for professional nurses. It is the responsibility of the nurse to understand as much as possible about these risks: how to assess them, how to eliminate/reduce them, how to communicate and educate about them, and how to advocate for policies that support healthy environments. Environmental health is important to nurses because chemical, biological, and radiological materials are: - Often found in the air, water, and products we use Chemical, biological, and radiological pollutants are often found in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the products we use. How have nurses historically learned to identify a possible relationship between environmental chemical exposures and their potential harm? - Observing signs and symptoms in clients Nurses have historically made discoveries related to chemical exposure when people presented with signs and symptoms related to known chemical toxicity. The first two options are modern methods.
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