Category: Environment

The community surrounding my school of nursing is mostly represented by average middle-class people. In nursing, the environment can be defined as public places such as homes, schools, and workplaces, or the environment can be global considering air, water, soil, and food (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2016). The most common environmental conditions that affect middle-class people…

Built environment such as homes, offices, buildings, open spaces, sidewalks, and transportation options has a direct impact on human health. Healthy built environments have services and resources that contribute to the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of the people who occupy it. An analysis of the existing built environments shows that they are not structured…

According to Carson (2002), it is evident that the environment has a close link to health. Notably, the publication gives a powerful framework that describes how the world used to exist in harmony until the time when man began to use excessive toxic chemicals. The author asserts that the advances that have been made in…

The environment has a huge impact on the human life. Environmental factors can cause and promote many health issues and diseases (Moeller, 2005, p. 1). Therefore, it is of vital importance to regard the environment as an essential part of public health. Environmental health can be defined as the sphere of public health aimed at…

Table of Contents Problem Addressed and Chapters Related to Course Textbook Source of Problem Effects of Problem Solution of Problem Personal Opinion Problem Addressed and Chapters Related to Course Textbook The main problem the author addresses in his book is the problem of education. In the first chapter called The Problem of Education, the author…

Nursing theory is a complex discipline designed to answer the most common questions of nursing science and practice. It studies the history and philosophy of nursing, its role, and its place in medicine and society. Also, this theory investigates the patterns of organization of nursing care and scientific research in this area, formulates models of…

Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Synopsis Environmental Factors that Impact Health My Role in Improving/Eliminating Environmental Barriers to Health Summary and Conclusion References Abstract The field of environmental health is one of the most important in health care. It has a wide variety of definitions due to a large number of factors that can affect…

Table of Contents The Theory and its Founder The Environmental Theory Why the Environmental Theory Applicability of the Environmental Theory to Nursing Practice Conclusion References Nursing theory and practice has changed tremendously since the inception of nursing as a profession. The changes often occur under the auspices of nursing theories and models, which have been…

Environment plays a central role in the health status of a population because it comprises determinants of health that interacts in a complex manner. Owing to the complex interactions of the determinants of health, environmental assessment is necessary to establish major determinants of health that have significant influence on the health of a population (Pearson,…

Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Synopsis Environmental Factors that Impact Health My Role in Improving/Eliminating Environmental Barriers to Health Summary and Conclusion References Abstract The profound impact of the environment on both individual and public health is a long-standing issue in healthcare. Its effects range from the development of health conditions to the general decline…