Smoking and the right to expect a smoke-free environment.
A community nurse went to an elderly man's home every day to give him insulin injections and to attend to dressings for his leg ulcer. She complained that he smoked incessantly, that the house was filled with smoke and that after her visit her chest tightened up and she frequently suffered from an asthma attack. She wondered if she could refuse to visit this particular patient.
Dimond
Bridgit
B
University of Glamorgan.
D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007884:Legislation, Nursing; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028701:Patient Rights; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution