Nursing's contributions to Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America through education, leadership, and partnerships

Castañeda-Hidalgo, Hortensia; Visovsky, Constance; Hernández, Dolores Eunice; González-Quirarte, Nora Hilda; Compean-Ortiz, Lidia Guadalupe; Campiño, Sandra Milena

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104004

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“…Such consequences affect human health both directly and indirectly, resulting in an increase in pathologies and a deterioration in medical attention [1,2]. In this context, diverse measures aimed at reducing the environmental impact of daily activities and minimizing the ecological footprint thereof [3] have been implemented by multiple countries [4][5][6][7]; these activities have been framed as environmental regulations in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [8].…”

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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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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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“…La investigación en enfermería es esencial para mejorar la atención en salud, para comprender los problemas de la práctica, para identificar las estrategias o intervenciones más efectivas y para guiar políticas institucionales y públicas que se orienten a servicios sociales y de salud más asequibles y equitativos (10,13,14). A partir del conocimiento y experiencia práctica, los profesionales de enfermería pueden teorizar, formular hipótesis y recopilar evidencia que conduzca a mejorar la atención y los desenlaces de los pacientes (15). En este sentido, la literatura disponible muestra las tendencias actuales de la investigación en Enfermería, a saber: i) cambios demográficos; ii) diversidad y globalización; iii) innovación tecnológica; iv) atención individualizada y salud de la población; v) políticas de salud; y vi) cambios en la fuerza laboral de enfermería.…”

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Research in the Nursing Care Group - UniSabana and Aquichan: Track Record and Challenges

Carrascal

2021

Aquichan

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The Nursing Care Group - UniSabana seeks to produce scientific knowledge that, aligned with national and global care and research priorities, favors the understanding of the conditions that adversely affect the population’s health and the development of simple and complex nursing interventions. In the framework of interdisciplinary, international, and intersectoral endeavors, the group aims to transfer this knowledge to base professional practice in multiple settings and transform people’s health care experience for their well-being and quality of life. Aquichan Journal, as a scientific publication, guarantees the quality of its editorial processes to contribute to the visibility of nursing knowledge in the hope that it will be replicated to promote the discipline’s theoretical and research evolution.

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Nurses save the planet

Norman

Griffiths

2021

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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Nursing's contributions to Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America through education, leadership, and partnerships

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

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

Research in the Nursing Care Group - UniSabana and Aquichan: Track Record and Challenges

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