A healthy environment is an essential part of life. One goal that is addressed in the healthy people two thousand twenty is environmental health. The objective is to promote health through a healthy environment. The environmental factors that are being focused on right now are outdoor air quality, surface and ground water quality, toxic substance and hazardous waste, global health environment, and climate change. Nurses and their patients are affected in numerous ways by all of these issues, and it is the nurses’ goal to be an activist and raise awareness to patients. By doing those simple things it will allow them to achieve a much healthier environment for all.
According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion [ODPHP] …show more content…
These hazardous conditions are the cause of death, disease, and disability around the world. Some examples of environmental-related causes that are linked to a strong environmental component are malaria, respiratory diseases, diarrheal, and numerous vehicle diseases. A nurses main goals is to eliminate health disparities. Nurses are the heart of directly caring for those who have faced global health challenges. Nurses can team up and collaborate with other nurses within different borders to teach different beneficial health care policies around the world. They can gain insight and help to expand nurses’ capacity globally, communicate ideas, and best …show more content…
According to Afazal (2007), “Over the last 100 years the average temperature on the earth as risen approximately one degree. Energy related C02 emissions have risen, and the ice cap is shrinking.” States the Online Journal of issues in nursing. The world is changing and it has the potential to lead to natural disasters that could be devastating to nurses and patients. These disasters put everyone at risk for different health disparities due to losses of homes, injury, and inadequate amounts of safety. One way nurses are able to get involved is to join committees and faith organizations to reduce global warming. They can teach the public about global warming and climate change. Nurses can give examples of ways to reduce the bad habits and to use alternative earth friendly changes in their everyday lives. Nurses can take personal action by making choices at home, the work place, and communities to reduce the amount of pollutants and natural disaster causing risk factors.
Nursing is a very caring trusted profession. As nurses begin to understand and see the side effects of all environmental issues such as air quality, water quality, global environmental factors, and climate change the advocacy roles and roles in planning and care delivery will evolve. Nurses will make an impact on patient care directly and indirectly. They are prepared to contribute to saving lives by improving health through advocacy,
According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion [ODPHP] …show more content…
These hazardous conditions are the cause of death, disease, and disability around the world. Some examples of environmental-related causes that are linked to a strong environmental component are malaria, respiratory diseases, diarrheal, and numerous vehicle diseases. A nurses main goals is to eliminate health disparities. Nurses are the heart of directly caring for those who have faced global health challenges. Nurses can team up and collaborate with other nurses within different borders to teach different beneficial health care policies around the world. They can gain insight and help to expand nurses’ capacity globally, communicate ideas, and best …show more content…
According to Afazal (2007), “Over the last 100 years the average temperature on the earth as risen approximately one degree. Energy related C02 emissions have risen, and the ice cap is shrinking.” States the Online Journal of issues in nursing. The world is changing and it has the potential to lead to natural disasters that could be devastating to nurses and patients. These disasters put everyone at risk for different health disparities due to losses of homes, injury, and inadequate amounts of safety. One way nurses are able to get involved is to join committees and faith organizations to reduce global warming. They can teach the public about global warming and climate change. Nurses can give examples of ways to reduce the bad habits and to use alternative earth friendly changes in their everyday lives. Nurses can take personal action by making choices at home, the work place, and communities to reduce the amount of pollutants and natural disaster causing risk factors.
Nursing is a very caring trusted profession. As nurses begin to understand and see the side effects of all environmental issues such as air quality, water quality, global environmental factors, and climate change the advocacy roles and roles in planning and care delivery will evolve. Nurses will make an impact on patient care directly and indirectly. They are prepared to contribute to saving lives by improving health through advocacy,