Blog #22

1. What are the roles that nurses can play in addressing food waste? Nurses have a huge role in preventing waste. One idea comes to mind such as with school nurses. There is so much waste in the school cafeteria and yet the students still do not eat healthy.
2. How can nurses exert leadership in addressing pharmaceutical waste? Nurses can make a big impact by educating patients to complete all their antibiotics. Also for nurses, in charge of immunizations, it is important for them to keep immunizations at the right temperature to prevent waste.
3. After watching the TED talk about a young woman who chose to live a zero waste life, consider the changes that you might be able to make in your life to live a zero waste life. A zero wast life for me would be quite difficult. I do not know how to make my own soap. I have not begun to compost and I don't live in a place where I can grow my own fruits and vegetables. I have however, used cloth diapers for my babies, used glass baby bottles, dry line my clothes and sewed my own clothes.