Nursing, Health, and the Environment (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix C: Environmental Health Curricula
Appendix C: Environmental Health Curricula
Pages 142-147
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First, if nurses are truly going to make a significant contribution in the area of environmental health, they will need to develop, at a minimum, an awareness, and, ideally, some expertise in the range of areas included in the specialty area of environmental and occupational health. This is particularly true for frontline health care professionals who may be the first and sometimes only contact with members of the public who have many informational needs regarding environmental hazards.
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However, some of the content in the proposed curriculum is considered parallel between occupational health and environmental health, such as history taking and the regulatory framework. By way of introducing the recommendations for the specific content, a nursing curriculum that incorporates essential content in environmental health must be grounded in the basic principles of epidemiology and toxicology and must incorporate the concept of risk and its application to groups and individuals.
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Role of nursing practice in promoting environment health. Role of advocacy in environmental health and environmental jus Principles of risk perception and risk communication.
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· To demonstrate knowledge of the role of advocacy and justice in environmental health. · To understand the principles behind how and why individuals perceive environmental risks as they do and to be able to incorporate these principles into a successful risk communication program.
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These terms were chosen to reflect the level of priority that the author believes is associated with incorporating the various elements of the content into existing curricula. Although no discussion of clinical or field experiences is included in this proposal, it should be highlighted that clinical experiences that incorporate these concepts and processes are essential for truly enhancing the environmental health content in nursing practice.
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Lastly, the author would recommend that all basic nursing education include content on the health hazards that nurses will face as health care professionals (e.g., chemotherapeutic agents, ethylene oxide, aerosolized drugs, tuberculosis, blood-borne pathogens, radiation, back injuries, stress, and shift work)
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