Nurse administrators: leading environmental change.
Evidence is building about the impact of environmental contaminants on patients and health care providers. The nurse administrator has a professional responsibility to provide leadership in assuring that the health care organization does not have a negative impact on health. This article presents critical environmental health concerns and an overview of the nursing profession efforts to improve the environment, which includes development of the American Nurses Association's Principles of Environmental Health for Nursing Practice with Implementation Strategies. An example is provided as to how the nurse administrator can use Appreciative Inquiry to harness the nurses collaborative energy for an environmentally healthy organization.
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Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA. sxt32@case.edu
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Rita Munley
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D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004493:Education; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012307:Risk Factors