1. Introduction of Environmental Health into Fundamentals of Nursing Curriculum

2. Introduction into Nursing
Florence Nightingale
1:10
Most trusted
Responsibility
Be accurate, find out, promises kept
Quiet hour
Evidenced based practice
Body Burden Study as a preventative tool

3. Florence Nightingale
Founder of modern nursing
Established the first school of nursing that combined clinical and theory
Recognized the influence of environment on health care
“the act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery.”
Florence Nightingale

4. National Student Nurse Association
Joining
Leadership
In NSNA
At college
Green committee
Recycling efforts
Fragrance free
Advocacy

5. Connecticut Hospital Association Test
Radiation Safety
MSDS sheets
Hazardous Substances

6. Health Protection and Safety Hazards and Health Care
Appropriate Red Bag Waste
Incineration
Cost (guest relations)
Appropriate room stocking, use of supplies
Work on relationship with hospital for donations of unused supplies and equipment
Reading directions
Fragrance
Ingredients
Handwashing
Triclorsan

7. Handwashing Project Obtain 5 commonly used products often in hospital
Read use directions
Read ingredients
Review MSDS sheets
Research ingredients on Hazardous Substances Database
Contrast and compare
Safer Alternatives
Compare cost

8. Communication Lecture contains info on therapeutic communication
Exercise
Written communication
Letter to editor
Letter to clubs to join green effort
Corporate responsibility
Publication of successes in college publication
Publication to NSNA journal or other

9. Introduction into Holism
Healthy People 2010 Goals
Self Care
Personal Care Products
Fragrance Free
Health Promotion/Prevention
3 Levels of Prevention
Primary
True prevention- precedes disease
Secondary
Early detection of disease
Tertiary
Begins after illness- minimizes effect of long term disease

10. Nurse’s Role in Health Promotion
Model healthy lifestyle
Facilitate client involvement
Teach self-care strategies
Educate clients to be effective health care consumers
Advocate in the community for changes that promote a healthy environment

11. Dimensions of Wellness
Figure 17-2 The seven components of wellness. (From Wellness: Concepts and Applications, 6th ed. (p. 4) by D.J. Anspaugh, M.H. Hamrick, and F.D. Rosato, Reproduced with permission of the McGraw-Hill Companies.)

12. Nutrition Food diary Organic vs non-organic Food source Pesticides
Fish
Beef and Dairy-rBGH
Pesticides
Dirty dozen, clean dozen
Preservatives
Storage
Transportation

13. Nursing Care Plan Development
Exercise
Compare client’s diagnosis or symptoms with profession utilizing EnviroDx