• Survey Shows Nurses’ Health Affected by Exposure to Chemicals

    Some very disturbing news is exposed in the San Francisco Chronicle today. We all know that as nurses we are exposed to chemicals, germs, and a whole lot of unknown problems everyday. It’s just part of the risks we take to help others. But how much exposure is too much? And what is being done to protect us? The results of an online survey of 1500 nurses in the U.S. conducted by the Environmental Working Group and Health Care Without Harm shows that nurses are being affected by their exposure to eleven common health care chemicals. These common chemicals include: hand disinfectants cleaning agents latex chemotherapy drugs and antiretrovirals gasses…