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Environmental effects on health.

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  • 1Department of Public Health Medicine/Nursing, Eastern Health and Social Services Board, Belfast.

Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
|May 29, 1999
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Environmental factors may cause cancer or respiratory diseases, but answers are often unclear. This article equips nurses to address patient questions about potential environmental causes of illness.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Health
  • Occupational Health
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Patients frequently inquire about environmental or occupational causes for conditions like cancer, respiratory diseases, and congenital abnormalities.
  • Media attention on environmental issues (e.g., Sellafield, mobile phones, waste sites) heightens public anxiety and patient questioning.
  • Nurses often lack clear answers to patient concerns regarding environmental health impacts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide nurses with information on environmental issues relevant to patient health concerns.
  • To empower nurses to better answer patient questions about potential environmental causes of diseases.
  • To enhance nurses' understanding of the link between environmental factors and health outcomes.

Main Methods:

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  • Literature review of environmental health topics.
  • Analysis of media coverage related to environmental health concerns.
  • Synthesis of information to guide nursing practice.

    • Main Results:

    • Environmental factors are frequently implicated in patient queries regarding disease etiology.
    • Lack of definitive answers contributes to patient anxiety.
    • Nurses require accessible information to address these complex questions.

    Conclusions:

    • Nurses play a crucial role in addressing patient concerns about environmental health.
    • Providing nurses with relevant environmental health information can improve patient communication and support.
    • Further education on environmental health is needed for healthcare professionals.