The concept of exposure in environmental health for nursing.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To report an analysis of the concept of exposure in environmental health for nursing.

Background

The importance of the environment has long been recognized in nursing, although the nature and scope of the concept and how it influences health have varied over time. Exposure is the sufficient and necessary link between environment and health. In nursing practice, the word 'exposure' has been used frequently with no clear standard definition.

Design

Concept analysis using Kim's first-level analytics.

Data sources

Chronological review (1980-2015) of the nursing science literature was conducted through ProQuest Dissertations and Theses and CINAHL, followed by a multi-disciplinary search through PubMed (1980-2015), texts and the Internet to compare definitions an

SUBMITTER: Thompson MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5423851 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature