The Environmental Impact of Health Care

Lipkin, Noelle Claire

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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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Nursing’s metaparadigm, climate change and planetary health

2020

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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

2020

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“…Interior design plays a crucial role in the process of treatment and recovery of patients in health centers. The results show that healthcare environments influence people's physical and mental health, the treatment process and patients' recovery (Agom et al 2022;Bernhardt et al 2021;Elf et al 2020;Huisman et al 2012); Evidence on the healing role of hospitals also shows that environmental factors improve patient and staff performance through clinical practices (Lukasik et al 2022;Brambilla et al 2020;Konstantzos, 2020;Fadda, 2019;Laursen et al 2014;Lipkin, 2012). light and color are considered environmental features that have been shown to have a positive impact on the health of hospital patients (Kakitsuba, 2020;Leccese et al 2017;Kakitsuba, 2015;Hassan et al 2020;Boubekri, 2014;Rikard, 2006).…”

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Understanding the interplay of light, color, and interior design in healthcare spaces

Khaleghimoghaddam

2023

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Healthcare facilities have evolved from strictly functional to therapeutic places, integrating spiritual and psychological components of health. Design issues must be given specific attention to establish a therapeutic atmosphere that promotes successful therapy and stress alleviation. Color and light have a tremendous influence on the human mind and body, according to extensive studies, making them critical aspects of healthcare facility design. This study’s approach is to contribute to the construction of more effective therapeutic settings by investigating the effects of color and light on human wellness and providing design alternatives. So, it tries to provide a complete design paradigm that combines the strategic use of color and light in healthcare facility interior design. Because healthcare institutions play an important role in improving general well-being, this approach can help to create more effective healing settings. To provide the theoretical framework and collect data, this study uses a combination of library studies and descriptive research. The research initially investigates the notion of color and light, then explains their impact on physical and mental health disorders, as well as their use in therapeutic settings. The study concludes with the creation of a conceptual model and recommended design solutions for healthcare facilities.

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Environmental responsibility in nursing in hospitals: A modified Delphi study of nurses' views

Kallio

Pietilä

Kangasniemi

2020

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Objectives: To identify nurses' views on environmentally responsible clinical practices, and to examine their consensus regarding the stakeholders and their roles and tools needed to promote, and enable, environmental responsibility in clinical practice. Background: Using materials and energy in hospitals has a negative impact on the environment and people's environmental health. Research on decreasing this burden in clinical practice is sparse. Design: A modified Delphi method with two rounds. Methods: Data were collected from 35 nursing staff in five Finnish university hospitals in 2019. The first-round data were collected with semi-structured interviews in small groups and subjected to content analysis. The second-round data were collected with an Internet-based questionnaire from 27 of those participants and statistically analysed. The CREDES checklist was used. Results: According to nurses, environmentally responsible clinical practices focus on effective material and energy use. Material use focused on sustainable and cooperative purchasing, considerate use of products and minimising waste and idle electricity and reducing water and transport use. The tools needed to promote, and enable, environmental responsibility in clinical practice were staff inducements and training and certain resources and guidance. All the hospital health and support service staff needed to commit to collaboration. Conclusions: It is important to address stakeholders' roles in environmental responsibility in hospitals. Environmental aims should be firm and visible, and nurses should have the relevant competencies. They also need sufficient time to develop environmental initiatives and proper facilities to carry out their work with a minimal environmental burden. Providing staff feedback and rewards for their environmental efforts is beneficial for engagement. Relevance to clinical practice: This study will help nurses to identify their needs and opportunities to realise and develop environmental responsibility in their practice. It can also inform hospital leaders to develop corporate environmental responsibility, including in-service training.

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The Environmental Impact of Health Care

Cited by 3 publications

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Nursing’s metaparadigm, climate change and planetary health

Nursing’s metaparadigm, climate change and planetary health

Understanding the interplay of light, color, and interior design in healthcare spaces

Environmental responsibility in nursing in hospitals: A modified Delphi study of nurses' views

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