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Environmental Health and Nursing Practice (1st Edition) by Jane (Editor) Lipscomb, Lawrence J. Nelson, Barbara Sattler (Drph.), Ed. Sattler Barbara, Springer Publishing Company Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2002 ISBN-10: 0-8261-4282-6 / 0826142826 ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-4282-5 / 9780826142825 This is the first book for nurses on how the environment affects nursing practice. Nurses should be concerned with environmental issues for two reasons: 1. Many diseases (such as asthma, lead poisoning, and some cancers) are caused by exposures to toxins in the environment; and 2. Hospitals themsel |