Climate Change, Environmental Health, and Challenges for Nursing Discipline

Santos, Omar Portela Dos; Melly, Pauline; Joost, Stéphane; Verloo, Henk

doi:10.3390/ijerph20095682

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“…As health professional education gains momentum around climate and health, practiceoriented climate education for nurses globally is still in its early stages [12]. The primary foci of programs such as the GCCHE and MGHIHP are to increase knowledge of how human health is negatively impacted by climate change, such as acute effects from extreme heat, exacerbations in chronic cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, increased vector-borne illness such as malaria and Lyme disease, and mental health impacts, among others [13,14]. In 2018, the Nurses Climate Challenge (NCC) was developed to fill a gap in educational resources for nurses that could be applied in a variety of nursing practice settings in the U.S. [21].…”

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“…There is a lack of formalized integration of climate change into nursing education, which creates barriers for faculty to effectively integrate content into didactic, lab, and clinical practicum nursing courses [11,12]. Further action on climate change has been cited as a challenge for the nursing profession due to conceptual models of health that focus on an individual rather than community [13].…”

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School of Nursing Climate Commitment: Nursing Faculty Bring Climate to the Classroom

Demorest,

Cook,

Schenk

et al. 2024

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In 2021, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) added “the impact of climate change on environmental and population health” into The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education. Presently, little guidance exists for nursing faculty new to climate education. The year prior, the Nurses Climate Challenge (NCC)—a campaign to educate 50,000 health professionals about health impacts of climate change—launched the School of Nursing Commitment through a series of focus groups and collaborative content development. With an aim of increasing access to knowledge and tools to support education about the health impacts of climate change, the NCC Commitment partners with nursing schools and provides a community of practice. Partner schools use NCC resources in courses and report the number of students educated. Within three years, 61 nursing schools in 30 states joined the Commitment. Participants included academic health centers, research institutions, multi-state schools, and small private colleges, and programs ranged from AD to PhD. Faculty (1) integrated resources into didactic and clinical settings, such as population or organ-system content, leadership, and policy; and (2) used resources to support assignments. In four years, faculty reported educating over 37,700 students, using NCC resources in 439 educational sessions. The Commitment may be valuable for faculty fulfilling AACN Essentials by bringing climate change to the classroom, community, and bedside. Furthermore, the Commitment may be a replicable model for health professional education and inspiring action on climate change.

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“…Accordingly, all nurses can contribute to the tasks of mitigating the impact of climate change on public health outcomes and promoting sustainable health for all [ 24 ]. These actions improve nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in terms of sustainability and promote sustainable practices in health care settings, thus leading to a better understanding of the barriers faced by nurses in this context [ 24 – 26 ].…”

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The environmental awareness of nurses as environmentally sustainable health care leaders: a mixed method analysis

Luque-Alcaraz,

Aparicio-Martínez,

Gomera

et al. 2024

BMC Nurs

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Background People worldwide are concerned with the possibility of climate change, microplastics, air pollution, and extreme weather affecting human health. Countries are implementing measures to reduce environmental impacts. Nurses play a vital role, primarily through Green Teams, in the process of promoting sustainable practices and minimizing the environmental footprint of health care facilities. Despite existing knowledge on this topic, assessing nurses’ environmental awareness and behavior, including the barriers they face, is crucial with regard to improving sustainable health care practices. Aim To analyze the environmental awareness and behavior of nurses, especially nurse leaders, as members of the Green Team and to identify areas for improvement with regard to the creation of a sustainable environment. Methods A sequential mixed-method study was conducted to investigate Spanish nurses. The study utilized an online survey and interviews, including participant observation. An online survey was administered to collect quantitative data regarding environmental awareness and behavior. Qualitative interviews were conducted with environmental nurses in specific regions, with a focus on Andalusia, Spain. Results Most of the surveyed nurses (N = 314) exhibited moderate environmental awareness (70.4%), but their environmental behavior and activities in the workplace were limited (52.23% of participants rarely performed relevant actions, and 35.03% indicated that doing so was difficult). Nurses who exhibited higher levels of environmental awareness were more likely to engage in sustainable behaviors such as waste reduction, energy conservation, and environmentally conscious purchasing decisions (p < 0.05). Additionally, the adjusted model indicated that nurses’ environmental behavior and activities in the workplace depend on the frequency of their environmental behaviors outside work as well as their sustainable knowledge (p < 0.01). The results of the qualitative study (N = 10) highlighted certain limitations in their daily practices related to environmental sustainability, including a lack of time, a lack of bins and the pandemic. Additionally, sustainable environmental behavior on the part of nursing leadership and the Green Team must be improved. Conclusions This study revealed that most nurses have adequate knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to environmental sustainability both inside and outside the workplace. Limitations were associated with their knowledge and behaviors outside of work. This study also highlighted the barriers and difficulties that nurses face in their attempts to engage in adequate environmental behaviors in the workplace. Based on these findings, interventions led by nurses and the Green Team should be developed to promote sustainable behaviors among nurses and address the barriers and limitations identified in this research. Graphical Abstract

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“…There is a lack of formalized integration of climate change into nursing education, which creates barriers for faculty to effectively integrate content into nursing courses [11]. Further action on climate change has been cited as a challenge for the nursing profession due to conceptual models of health that focus on an individual rather than community [12]. There are a number of existing resources available to informally guide faculty efforts to include this content into all levels of nursing education.…”

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School of Nursing Climate Commitment: Nursing Faculty Bring Climate to the Classroom

Demorest,

Cook,

Schenk

et al. 2024

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In 2021, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) added “the impact of climate change on environmental and population health” into The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education. Presently, little guidance exists for nursing faculty new to climate education. The year prior, the Nurses Climate Challenge (NCC) - a campaign to educate 50,000 health professionals about health impacts of climate change - launched the School of Nursing Commitment through a series of focus groups and collaborative content development. With an aim of increasing access to knowledge and tools to support education about the health impacts of climate change, the NCC Commitment partners with nursing schools and provides a community of practice. Partner schools use NCC resources in courses and report the number of students educated. Within three years, 61 nursing schools in 30 states joined the Commitment. Participants included academic health centers, research institutions, multi-state schools, and small private colleges, and programs ranged from AD to PhD. Faculty 1) integrated resources into didactic and clinical settings such as population or organ-system content, leadership, and policy and 2) used resources to support assignments. In four years, faculty reported educating over 37,700 students using NCC resources in 439 educational sessions. The Commitment may be valuable for faculty fulfilling AACN Essentials by bringing climate change to the classroom, community, and bedside. Furthermore, the Commitment may be a replicable model for health professional education and inspiring action on climate change.

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Climate Change, Environmental Health, and Challenges for Nursing Discipline

Cited by 23 publications

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School of Nursing Climate Commitment: Nursing Faculty Bring Climate to the Classroom

School of Nursing Climate Commitment: Nursing Faculty Bring Climate to the Classroom

The environmental awareness of nurses as environmentally sustainable health care leaders: a mixed method analysis

School of Nursing Climate Commitment: Nursing Faculty Bring Climate to the Classroom

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