The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE) is delighted to announce the publication of Environmental Health in Nursing an open access textbook for nurses and other health professionals. Leading environmental health nursing experts have joined together to share their environmental health knowledge, expertise and experiences. The book offers essential information for nurses new to the topics as well as those with advanced environmental health experience. What is so exciting about this book is that our electronic format provides direct links to authoritative resources such as the EPA, ToxNet and WHO. In addition it provides ease of accessing information because of the electronic search features. We want this to be a living document and we welcome ideas for new topics and potential authors in subsequent editions. On December 29, 2017 it was announced that Environmental Health in Nursing had been chosen Book of the Year in Environmental Health by the American Journal of Nursing! Kudos to the editors and authors for this well-deserved honor!
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
Homework
Team activity
Self-paced reading
In - class discussion
Technical Requirements:
internet access
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The purpose of this OER textbook is to:
Provide the reader with the relevance of environmental health content for nursing practice.
Provide an overview of populations across the lifespan and their specific vulnerabilities and specific populations such as workers, immigrants, and persons with alterations in cognitive and physical abilities.
Provide information about sciences that inform environmental health, such as ecology, toxicology, epidemiology, and risk assessment.
Addresses hazardous exposures in healthcare, Green Teams, green cleaning in hospitals,and pharmaceutical waste.
Provides environmental health content that looks at communities.
Informs the reader about the impact of climate change on health and its implicationsfor nursing practice.
Introduces the ANA resolution on healthy energy and addresses the important topic of Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) and its health implications.
Provide information about advocacy for nursing practice, coalitions, legislative meetings, and chemical policy reform.
Summaries of interviews with 8 nurse researchers in environmental health.
Target Student Population:
College Lower Division
College Upper Division
Graduate School
Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
The following are helpful but not required:
Public health
Medical terminology
General biology and chemistry
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The OER textbook is clear and concise in presenting the topic.
The OER textbook summarizes the concept well.
The content is laid out well and referenced from quality resources.
Toolkits, tables and inserts add to overall understanding and enrichment.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Teaching/learning goals are clearly noted.
Written content, visual supports, and toolkits augment learning and conceptual understanding.
Highly effective learning material.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Content is arranged in chapter format, and the table of contents allows the reader to access the specific area of consideration.
Each chapter includes a clear introduction.
The navigation of the book is logical, consistent, and easy to follow.
The software is robust and in good working order.
Creative Commons:
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