Climate Change Effects on Respiratory Health: Implications for Nursing

George, Maureen; Bruzzese, Jean-Marie; Matura, Lea Ann

doi:10.1111/jnu.12330

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“…This revision will serve to strengthen nursing environmental research, practice, and education through the inclusion of factors that significantly impact symptom presentation and management. Future directions should include continued refinement of the model and expansion into emerging areas such as management of symptoms associated directly and indirectly with climate change (George, Bruzzese, & Matura, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Advancing the symptom science model with environmental health

Castner¹,

Amiri

Rodriguez

et al. 2019

Public Health Nursing

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Objective: Globally, indoor and outdoor pollutants are leading risk factors for death and reduced quality of life. Few theories explicitly address environmental health within the nursing discipline with a focus on harmful environmental exposures. The objective here is to expand the National Institutes of Health Symptom Science Model to include the environmental health concepts of environmental endotype (causative pathway) and environmental exposure. Design: Meleis' research to theory strategy for theory refinement was used. Research workshop proceedings, environmental health nursing research expert consensus, panelist research trajectories, and review of the literature were utilized as data sources. Results: Ongoing emphasis on the physical environment as a key determinant of health and theoretical perspectives for including environmental exposures and endotypes in symptom science are presented. Definitions of these concepts, further developed, are provided. Recommendations to strengthen environmental health nursing research and practice through capacity building/infrastructure, methods/outcomes, translational/clinical research, and basic/mechanistic research are included. Conclusion: The revised model deepens theoretical support for clinical actions that include environmental modification, environmental health education, and exposure reduction. This modification will enable a middle-range theory and shared mental model to inspire the prioritization of environmental health in nursing leadership, research, practice, and education. K E Y W O R D S endotype, Environmental Health Science, environmental justice, exposure, nursing theory, Symptom Science Model | 717 CASTNER ET Al.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Advancing the symptom science model with environmental health

Castner¹,

Amiri

Rodriguez

et al. 2019

Public Health Nursing

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“…• Education for health care professionals on environmental sustainability should include o general knowledge about the climate crisis effects on population health, including 10,11 ▪ air pollution, ▪ exposure to toxins, ▪ heat-related illnesses, 10,11 ▪ extreme weather events, 10,11 ▪ physical and mental health effects of natural disasters, 12 ▪ need for reliable access to clean food and water, and ▪ modification of vector-borne, zoonotic, and waterborne diseases 13 ; o disaster preparedness 10 ; o health system infrastructure resilience [14][15][16][17] ; o supply chain engagement 18 ; o financial, social, and environmental benefits of environmental best practices 19 ; and o real-world examples of environmental best practices in health care services. • Environmentally responsible decision-making in health care delivery should align with local, state and federal regulations and support patient safety and optimal clinical outcomes.…”

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AORN Position Statement on Environmental Responsibility

2020

AORN Journal

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All health care professionals have an ethical and professional responsibility to protect patients' health through advocacy. [1][2][3] Because human health is affected by and is dependent on the surrounding environment, health care professionals must actively work to incorporate best practices that mitigate negative environmental impact. [4][5][6] • The interdisciplinary health care community serves as a steward of the environment by seeking knowledge about climate and health effects and assessing health care work environments for opportunities to reduce waste, conserve natural resources, and prevent exposure to hazardous materials.

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“…The psychosocial toll of disaster response on nurses must be addressed and considered Nurse researchers should focus efforts on the reduction of greenhouse gases and policy advancement to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change, particularly on the implications of rising temperatures, extreme weather, desertification, and flooding on the potential increased prevalence, morbidity, and mortality of respiratory illnesses Nursing education should integrate an ecological framework that aids in understanding the effects of climate change through interrelated contexts of politics, culture, economics, and the environment .…”

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“…Nurse researchers should focus efforts on the reduction of greenhouse gases and policy advancement to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change, particularly on the implications of rising temperatures, extreme weather, desertification, and flooding on the potential increased prevalence, morbidity, and mortality of respiratory illnesses …”

Section: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunitmentioning

confidence: 99%

The case for a paradigm shift: from global to planetary nursing

Rosa

Upvall

2018

Nurs Forum

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The purpose of this paper is to propose a paradigm shift from "global nursing" toward "planetary nursing" to more effectively engage worldwide health initiatives, such as the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Such a shift expands the understanding of "health" from a phenomenon focused solely on humanity toward one of interdependent animal, environment, and overall planetary well-being, recalibrating the future roles and responsibilities of nursing accordingly. While there is limited data that discusses nursing-focused contributions to planetary health, the advancement of planetary nursing has been the focus of scholarly dialogue. Knowledge regarding the planet's systems, species, ecosystems, and myriad environmental dimensions must be integrated throughout nursing education to be translated to practice and social justice initiatives. As the profession deepens collaborations with international policymakers, nurses will become integral to advancing planetary health through social justice and health equity efforts.Nursing research must evolve to contribute to the goal of planetary health for the next generation and beyond. Ultimately, these authors call for a shift toward One Mind-One Health-One Planet to move the disciplinary stance from one of "global nursing" to a more expansive view of "planetary nursing" in alignment with initiatives to promote and sustain planetary health. K E Y W O R D S global health, global nursing, planetary citizenship, planetary health, Sustainable Development Goals 1 | INTRODUCTION The rapid evolution of global health needs reflects vast opportunities for nursing to impact individual, family, community, and population health. Nursing is well-positioned to make a paradigm shift from the procurement of human-and society-focused health and well-being toward the promotion of planetary resilience and sustainability. The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health urges health care workers of the planet's dwindling capacity to sustain the growing human population, acknowledging planetary health "…is based on the understanding that human health and civilization depend on flourishing natural systems and the wise stewardship of those systems." 1(p1974) It is wellnoted that by integrating the planetary health agendas of our time into nursing curricula, 2 shifting our understanding of "health" from a humanbased phenomenon to one aligned with planetary thriving, 3 and promoting nursing-and midwifery-led research that is inclusive of planetary well-being, 4 the profession can fulfill its social contract with the communities it serves, from local to planetary. The purpose herein is to propose a paradigm shift from "global nursing," which has been used as a way to describe nursing's role in global health endeavors, toward "planetary nursing," which invites new and broader possibilities for nursing to engage worldwide health initiatives related to planetary health, such as the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 5 This concept of "planetar...

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Climate Change Effects on Respiratory Health: Implications for Nursing

Abstract: While advancements have been made in understanding the impact of climate change on respiratory health, nurses can play an important role in reducing the deleterious effects of climate change. This will require a multipronged approach of research, policy, and clinical action.

Cited by 28 publications

References 53 publications

Advancing the symptom science model with environmental health

Advancing the symptom science model with environmental health

AORN Position Statement on Environmental Responsibility

The case for a paradigm shift: from global to planetary nursing

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