25 research outputs found
Nursing students' attitudes towards climate change and sustainability: A cross-sectional multisite study
Background: Education is a social tipping intervention necessary for stabilising the earth's climate by 2050. Integrating sustainable healthcare into healthcare professions curricula is a key action to raise awareness. Objectives: This study aimed to: i) investigate nursing students' attitudes towards and awareness of climate change and sustainability issues and its inclusion in nurse education, ii) explore differences across a range of countries, and iii) compare attitudes in 2019 with those of a similar sample in 2014. Design: A cross-sectional multicentre study. Data were collected through the Sustainability Attitudes in Nursing Survey (SANS_2) questionnaire. Settings: Seven different universities and schools of nursing in five countries (UK, Spain, Germany, Sweden, and Australia). Participants: A convenience sample of first-year undergraduate nursing students. Methods: The SANS_2 questionnaire was self-administered by nursing students at the seven participating universities at the start of their undergraduate degree, between September 2019 and February 2020. Results: Participants from all seven universities (N = 846) consistently showed awareness and held positive attitudes towards the inclusion of climate change and sustainability issues in the nursing curriculum (M = 5.472; SD: 1.05; min-max 1–6). The relevance of climate change and sustainability to nursing were the highest scored items. Esslingen-Tübingen students scored the highest in the ‘inclusion of climate change and sustainability in the nursing curricula’. Students at all universities applied the principles of sustainability to a significant extent at home. Nursing students' attitudes towards climate change and sustainability showed significantly higher values in 2019 (Universities of Plymouth, Brighton, Esslingen-Tübingen, Jaen, Murcia, Dalarna, and Queensland) than in 2014 (universities of Plymouth, Jaen, Esslingen, and Switzerland). Conclusions: Nursing students have increasingly positive attitudes towards the inclusion of sustainability and climate change in their nursing curriculum. They also recognise the importance of education regarding sustainability and the impact of climate change on health, supporting formal preparation for environmental literacy. It is time to act on this positive trend in nursing students' attitudes by integrating these competencies into nursing curricula.</p
Measuring undergraduate nursing students’ reflective thinking and critical reflection self-efficacy following high fidelity simulation: A pilot study
Video capsule endoscopy: can an Australian centre meet Capsule Endoscopy certification criteria for trainees?
Prevalence and variable detection of sessile serrated polyps in young adults undergoing index diagnostic colonoscopy
Prevalence and Predictors of Clip Retention After Colonic Endoscopic Mucosal Resection with Routine Clip Closure
The prevalence of sessile serrated adenomas in a fecal immunochemical test positive colorectal cancer screening cohort
The number of adult gastroenterology and hepatology trainees in Australia varies between states and should be changed to meet workforce distribution constraints
Influences on the education choices of medical and surgical RNs with 20 years or more nursing experience : research report
"An Interpretive research study using focus group interviews was undertaken to explore the influences on the education choices of medical and surgical registered nurses with 20 years or more nursing experience."--p. 3