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  • Nursing Practice
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Climate change poses significant risks to human health, necessitating healthcare sector involvement.
  • The International Council of Nurses mandates nurse participation in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
  • Nurses' ethical obligations include protecting human health from environmental threats.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate nurses' understanding of climate and environmental concerns.
  • To explore nurses' perceived roles in advancing sustainable development within healthcare.
  • To identify barriers and opportunities for nurses' engagement in environmental health.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive, explorative qualitative study design.
  • Semi-structured, in-depth individual interviews and focus groups with 18 nurses.
  • Content analysis of transcribed interview data collected in Sweden (April-October 2013).

Main Results:

  • Identified a perceived incongruence between environmental issues and nurses' daily clinical responsibilities.
  • Nurses viewed public health work as a co-benefit of climate change mitigation efforts.
  • Despite challenges, nurses acknowledged professional responsibility and individual commitment to environmental stewardship.

Conclusions:

  • There is a critical need to enhance awareness and methods for the healthcare sector to address climate change.
  • Interventions should focus on enabling nurses to contribute to the healthcare sector's climate preparedness and sustainable development.
  • Integrating environmental health into nursing practice requires further exploration and strategic development.