Fall 2008
NURE 3386-001: Intro to Environmental Health Nursing
This course resides in the Department
of Chronic Nursing Care
Additional Materials will be provided during class.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
| Environment is an integral part of nursing's heritage. Florence Nightingale was a pioneer in the field of environmental health and realized that people cannot be healthy unless they have healthy places to live, work, and play. This course will focus on many aspects of environmental health including how to take an exposure history, risk communication, exposure in the workplace, home, and school, children's environmental health, various chemicals and their effects on humans, environmental justice, and environmental health laws. May include field trips to various sites. Also included will be discussion on topics such as acid rain, global warming, desertification, rain forests, etc. |
CREDIT AND TIME ALLOCATION
| 3 semester hours (3 hours theory) |
PREREQUISITES
| Admission to Undergraduate Program |
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Use the nursing process when providing care to clients with a potential or actual environmental health concern.
- Apply therapeutic communication skills when conducting risk communication.
- Analyze specific contamination sites and subsequent risks to health.
- Discuss ethical and legal issues related to environmental health.
- Examine various chemical threats in the environment and their effects on human health.
- Implement a customized therapeutic process to protect, promote, and restore optimal health of clients with an environmental health concern.
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CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION / GRADES
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Grade will be based on:
30% - Quizzes
30% - Final Exam
30% - Presentation
10% - Class Participation
100% - Total
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A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = Below 60% |
Case Presentation: Each group will creatively develop & present an actual case of environmental contamination. Cases will be distributed the first day of class. Time limit per group is 30 minutes. The case should be presented in the following format:
- History and location of the problem
- Pertinent information (contaminant(s), who was affected, health effects, outcome)
- Risk communication with community
- What could have been done better?
Students may use visual aids to enhance the presentation.
Evaluation of Case Presentation:
20% - Delivered content in a creative and organized manner.
20% - Used recent research/non-research literature. (References to be submitted).
20% - Used allotted time effectively.
20% - Generated questions for discussion.
20% - Submitted 3 test questions.
100% - Total
This is a group grade. All group members are expected to participate and contribute to the presentation. The group is expected to police itself and inform the faculty of non participation by any members. Anyone not participating will receive a "ZERO" for the assignment.
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SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
| Students are expected to be above reproach in all scholastic activities. Students who engage in scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of failure in the course and dismissal from the university. "Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, and submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." Regents Rules and Regulations, Part One, Chapter VI, Section 3, Subsection 3.2, Subdivision 3.22. |
American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations
| Any student seeking ADA Accommodations under the American with Disabilities Act should contact the Associate Dean for Students within the first week of the semester so that appropriate accommodations may be arranged. A Request for Accommodations (Form 100) must be completed. These forms are available in the Office for Students Room: 1.118-16 |
REQUIRED TEXT / REFERENCE
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N/A |
CONTENT OUTLINE
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Introduction to environmental health nursing
Case studies of environmental health issues
Exposure in the home
Outdoor exposure
Exposure in the workplac
Exposure in schools
Children's environmental health
Risk communication
Specific chemicals and health hazards
Taking an exposure history
Environmental health laws
Environmental justice
Acid Rain
Global warming
Desertification
Rain forests
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CALENDAR - First Week Only
Please check the Fall 2008 Schedules for recent updates on Class Dates & Room.
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TUESDAYS
DATE: August 26, 2008
TIME: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
ROOM: 1.206 NS |
TBA |
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