CON EP 44: Toxic Chemicals and How to Avoid Them
04/19/21 • 37 min
Scientists at University of California San Francisco have detected 109 chemicals in a study of pregnant women, including 55 chemicals never before reported in people and 42 “mystery chemicals,” whose sources and uses are unknown.
These toxic chemicals have various effects in humans when exposed. In this episode, we will identify some toxic chemicals, where they are found and how they can be avoided through the following steps:
1. Make your own cleaning products
2. Avoid Fragrance
3. Give your personal care products a makeover
4. Go "BPA-Free"
5. Quit the Quats
6. Choose alternatives to plastics (where possible)
7. Ditch the air fresheners
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Scientists at University of California San Francisco have detected 109 chemicals in a study of pregnant women, including 55 chemicals never before reported in people and 42 “mystery chemicals,” whose sources and uses are unknown.
These toxic chemicals have various effects in humans when exposed. In this episode, we will identify some toxic chemicals, where they are found and how they can be avoided through the following steps:
1. Make your own cleaning products
2. Avoid Fragrance
3. Give your personal care products a makeover
4. Go "BPA-Free"
5. Quit the Quats
6. Choose alternatives to plastics (where possible)
7. Ditch the air fresheners
Cup of Nurses: https://fanlink.to/CONsite
Frontline Warriors: https://fanlink.to/FWsite
Youtube https://fanlink.to/CONYT
Apple https://fanlink.to/Applepodcast
Spotify https://fanlink.to/Spotifypodcast
Cup of Nurses Store https://fanlink.to/CONshop
Frontline Warriors store https://fanlink.to/FWshop
Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow
Free Travel Nursing Guide https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist
Nclex Guide https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide
Cup of Nurses FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofnurses
Frontline Warriors FB group https://fanlink.to/FWFBgroup
Previous Episode
EP 107: What to do When Your Travel Contract Gets Canceled
The typical contract of a Travel Nurse is about 8-13 weeks and upon contract signing, you are prepared to be away and working for that time frame, but what if your contract gets cut off?
On this episode, Matt & Peter, as Travel Nurses themselves, will guide you on the things that you should do to be able to quickly adapt to unexpected contract cancellation.
Contract cancellation is beyond your control, however, there are things that you can do to protect you from sudden unemployment and unexpected expenses:
1. Know how long you want to stay in a location.
2. Don't sign a long term lease.
3. Make sure you have a 2-week grace period in your contract.
4. Look for job before your contract ends.
5. Be financially smart.
6. Always have profile with multiple agencies.
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Frontline Warriors: https://fanlink.to/FWsite
Youtube https://fanlink.to/CONYT
Apple https://fanlink.to/Applepodcast
Spotify https://fanlink.to/Spotifypodcast
Cup of Nurses Store https://fanlink.to/CONshop
Frontline Warriors store https://fanlink.to/FWshop
Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow
Free Travel Nursing Guide https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist
Nclex Guide https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide
Cup of Nurses FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofnurses
Frontline Warriors FB group https://fanlink.to/FWFBgroup
Next Episode
EP 108: What Labs to Watch Out for as a Nurse
As nurses, we go through a lot of labs in the hospital, it is necessary for us to know the importance of these lab values for our patients.
Electrolytes are vital for the body as they control the important physiologic functions. These must always be in balanced to ensure the normal function of cells and body organs.
In this episode, we will be sharing the 9 most important lab values that every nurse should know. Knowing the range and observing any spikes or drops in these values could literally save a patient's life.
Cup of Nurses: https://fanlink.to/CONsite
Frontline Warriors: https://fanlink.to/FWsite
Youtube https://fanlink.to/CONYT
Apple https://fanlink.to/Applepodcast
Spotify https://fanlink.to/Spotifypodcast
Cup of Nurses Store https://fanlink.to/CONshop
Frontline Warriors store https://fanlink.to/FWshop
Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow
Free Travel Nursing Guide https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist
Nclex Guide https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide
Cup of Nurses FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofnurses
Frontline Warriors FB group https://fanlink.to/FWFBgroup
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