| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 380 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pollutants produced by the health care industry -- Occupational health risks in the health care industry -- Latex allergy in health care -- Ergonomics -- Health care without harm: a case study in advocacy -- Toxicology -- Environmental epidemiology -- Finding information about chemicals in our environment -- Risk assessment and risk management of environmental exposures -- Risk communication -- Water pollution -- Drinking water quality -- Air pollution -- How food production can affect safe consumption -- Environmental tobacco smoke and smoking cessation -- Hazardous and municipal waste sites -- Pesticide exposure -- Environmental hazards in the home -- Children's environmental health -- Environmental health risks in the work setting: recognizing sentinel events -- Environmental health risks in schools -- Cross-cultural issues on the Mexican-U.S. border -- Occupational and environmental health history-taking -- Understanding environmental health policy -- Environmental health education -- Advocating for environmental justice: protecting vulnerable communities from pollution -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Environmental health resources. |
| Summary |
This is the first book for nurses on how the environment affects nursing practice. Nurses should be concerned with environmental issues for two reasons: 1. Many diseases (such as asthma, lead poisoning, and some cancers) are caused by exposures to toxins in the environment; and 2. Hospitals themselves are sources of pollutants, through release of mercury and dioxin (a byproduct of incinerating plastic PVC products). The book includes information on basic environmental health principles and common environmental health hazards (e.g., in our water, air, schools, hospitals, and homes). It offers a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Environmental health.
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Environmental health. |
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Nursing.
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Nursing. |
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Industrial nursing.
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Industrial nursing. |
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Environmental Health. |
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Environmental Exposure. |
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Nursing Care. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Sattler, Barbara, DrPH.
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Lipscomb, Jane.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Environmental health and nursing practice. New York : Springer, ©2003 0826142826 9780826142825 (DLC) 2002017022 (OCoLC)48917966 |
| ISBN |
9780826142832 (electronic book) |
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0826142834 (electronic book) |
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1281813443 |
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9781281813442 |
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0826142826 |
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