Nurses play essential roles in reducing health problems due to climate change

Leffers, Jeanne; Butterfield, Patricia

doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2018.02.008

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“…In fact, this perspective has already supported the integration of climate content into nursing curricula (Leffers, McDermott-Levy, Nicholas, & Sweeney, 2017). Furthermore, a planetary health perspective would encourage nurse researchers to continue to develop this field and to study climate change's implications on the nursing profession, as well as the role nursing plays in advocating for a healthy climate (Barnes et al, 2010;Goodman, 2013;Leffers & Butterfield, 2018;Leffers et al, 2017;Lilienfeld, Nicholas, Breakey, & Corless, 2018;Lipkin, 2012;Sattler & Davis, 2007;Sayre et al, 2010). Finally, it would offer a framework for change in nursing practice.…”

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“…This review identified 55 publications between 1995 and 2000, 96 publications between 2001 and 2005, 170 publications between 2006 and 2010, and 227 publications between 2011 and 2015 (Polivka & Chaudry, 2017). It is clear that nursing responded to the call put out by the National Academy of Medicine and has since developed some scholarship, education and practice in the area of environmental health (Álvarez-Nieto et al, 2018;Leffers & Butterfield, 2018;Lipkin, 2012;Sayre, Rhazi, Carpenter, & Hughes, 2010); however, the initial response was slow and the area is still far from being saturated.…”

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“…Although we do not offer much in the ways of practical applications with this work, it is important to note that practical 'how to' papers do exist, as well as accounts of what nurses are already doing to develop climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies within the profession. Whether it is through nursing practice (Kurth, 2017;Leffers & Butterfield, 2018;, nursing education (Álvarez-Nieto et al, 2018;Jackman-Murphy, 2015;Leffers et al, 2015;Neal-Boylan, Breakey, & Nicholas, 2019) or nursing research (Griggs, Fernandez, & Callanan, 2017;Jackson Allen, 2015;Schenk, 2019;Trombley, Chalupka, & Anderko, 2017), nursing has a role to play in reducing the negative health consequences of climate change.…”

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Nursing’s metaparadigm, climate change and planetary health

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This paper offers a theoretical discussion on why the nursing profession has had a delayed response to the issue of climate change. We suggest this delay may have been influenced by the early days of nursing's professionalization. Specifically, we examine nursing's professional mandate, the generally accepted metaparadigm, and the grand theorists’ conceptualizations of both the environment and the nurse–environment relationship. We conclude that these works may have encouraged nurses to conceptualize the environment, as well as their relationship with it, mainly in terms of the individual patient, and as such, nurses have not been encouraged to understand these concepts from a broader perspective. By not having the philosophical and theoretical foundations to understand the environment in relation to society, it is not surprising that nurses have had a delayed response to climate change and may not have viewed it as a professional concern. A planetary health perspective is suggested as a theoretical basis for nursing education, research and practice. Taking on a planetary health perspective could help nurses progress the profession and move healthcare systems towards supporting a climate‐resilient future.

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Nursing’s metaparadigm, climate change and planetary health

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“…Nursing’s potential contributions to planetary health continue to be defined. Policies focused on reducing pollution, funding systems to monitor climate change and increase research support, educating the public, training nurses, and promoting interdisciplinary health care are needed to improve worldwide . At the local level, nurses and institutions can support the interdependence of all species on the planet through promoting animal conservation initiatives, learning, teaching, and paying attention to the narrative we communicate regarding planetary health .…”

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

Rosa

Upvall

2018

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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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“…com) is a good way to start, as is reading human narratives of the effects of climate change, such as out of control fi res and cold frozen animals falling out of trees in the tropics. Heeding calls to action, such as that from the American Academy of Nursing (Leffers & Butterfi eld, 2018) and the Clinicians for Planetary Health Working Group (Veidis et al, 2019), helps us focus on globally concerted actions for human health.…”

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