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    Florence Nightingale developed her Environmental Theory in 1859 based on the relationship between the environment and health. The theory defines the patient's environment as where they receive care. It promotes patient-centered care and incorporating environmental factors into care plans. Applications of the theory include reducing congestion to prevent drug-resistant TB, improving lighting and floor safety to prevent falls, and hand hygiene/surface disinfection to prevent hospital-acquired infections. The theory remains relevant for developing COVID-19 prevention strategies, environmental advocacy, and hospital design/planning.

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    Florence Nightingale developed her Environmental Theory in 1859 based on the relationship between the environment and health. The theory defines the patient's environment as where they receive care. It promotes patient-centered care and incorporating environmental factors into care plans. Applications of the theory include reducing congestion to prevent drug-resistant TB, improving lighting and floor safety to prevent falls, and hand hygiene/surface disinfection to prevent hospital-acquired infections. The theory remains relevant for developing COVID-19 prevention strategies, environmental advocacy, and hospital design/planning.

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    Florence Nightingale developed her Environmental Theory in 1859 based on the relationship between the environment and health. The theory defines the patient's environment as where they receive care. It promotes patient-centered care and incorporating environmental factors into care plans. Applications of the theory include reducing congestion to prevent drug-resistant TB, improving lighting and floor safety to prevent falls, and hand hygiene/surface disinfection to prevent hospital-acquired infections. The theory remains relevant for developing COVID-19 prevention strategies, environmental advocacy, and hospital design/planning.

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    Florence Nightingale

    Environmental Theory
    Name
    Institution
    Course
    Instructor
    Date
    Environmental Theory
    • Originally published in 1859.
    • Based on the assumption of a
    relationship between the
    environment and health.
    • The environment is where a
    patient is in or receives care.
    Environmental Theory
    • Promotes patient-centered
    care.
    • Nurses must incorporate
    environmental factors in the
    care system.
    • Defines the relationship
    between environment and
    treatment plans.
    Application for EBP
    • Drug-Resistant TB
    • Reduce congestion in
    homes, hospitals, and
    prisons.
    • Adequate ventilation,
    clean air, and hygiene
    practices.
    Application for EBP
    • Fall Prevention can be achieved through:

    • Remove obstacles,

    • Assistive walking devices,

    • Improve lighting,

    • Drying floors and avoiding slippery floors (Clemsom et al.,


    2019).
    Application in EBP
    • Prevention of Hospital-acquired Infections
    • Hand hygiene.
    • Equipment sterilization.
    • Surface disinfection.
    Recommendations for Application
    • Developing and implementing Covid-19
    prevention strategy.
    • Environmental advocacy.
    • Hospital designing and planning.
    References
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017). Drug-resistant TB.
    https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/drtb/default.htm
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020). Cleaning and disinfection for households.
    Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cleaning-disinfection.html
    • Clemson, L., Stark, S., Pighills, A. C., Torgerson, D. J., Sherrington, C., & Lamb, S. E. (2019).
    Environmental interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. The Cochrane
    Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019(2), CD013258. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013258
    • Escombe, A. R., Ticona, E., Chávez-Pérez, V., Espinoza, M., & Moore, D. A. (2019). Improving natural
    ventilation in hospital waiting and consulting rooms to reduce nosocomial tuberculosis transmission
    risk in a low resource setting. BMC infectious diseases, 19(1), 1-7.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3717-9
    • Ghafoor, Y. (2021). Positive Impact of Nurses on Infection Control and Practices Prevention Regarding
    Affect the Clinical Environment. Saudi J Nurs Health Care, 4(4), 120-125.
    10.36348/sjnhc.2021.v04i04.004
    • Gilbert, H. A. (2020). Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory and its influence on contemporary
    infection control. Collegian, 27(6), 626-633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2020.09.006
    • Riegel, F., Crossetti, M. D. G. O., Martini, J. G., & Nes, A. A. G. (2021). Florence Nightingale's theory and
    her contributions to holistic critical thinking in nursing.

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