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  • Nursing
  • Environmental Science
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Historical evolution of environmental considerations in human societies.
  • Development of nursing conceptual models and their relationship with the environment.
  • Growing awareness of global environmental issues, including climate change.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define and discuss the concept of the external environment within the nursing discipline.
  • To provide a historical overview of environmental attention in nursing.
  • To advocate for a decolonized understanding of environmental concepts in nursing.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and historical analysis.
  • Conceptual analysis of the term 'environment' in nursing.
  • Critical discourse on disciplinary meanings and decolonization.

Main Results:

  • The concept of environment in nursing has evolved from basic human needs to complex global issues.
  • Contemporary nursing conceptual models increasingly acknowledge the impact of global environmental conditions.
  • There is a recognized need to critically re-examine and decolonize disciplinary definitions of environment.

Conclusions:

  • Decolonizing the meaning of environment is crucial for contemporary nursing.
  • Integrating global environmental health into nursing practice and education is essential.
  • A broadened, decolonized perspective on the environment can enhance nursing's role in planetary health.