A cohort study of sustainability education in nursing
dc.contributor.author | Warwick, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Richardson, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Clarke, Daniel | |
dc.contributor.author | Grose, J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-19T15:45:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-07-05 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1467-6370 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1758-6739 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/14661 | |
dc.description.abstract |
<jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title> <jats:p>The purpose of this paper is to assess the contribution of scenario-based learning aimed at raising awareness of sustainability in health-care practitioners. The Lancet Countdown on Climate Change calls for urgent action on health and climate change; this requires appropriate knowledge, skills and competencies that can be gained through undergraduate education. The International Council of Nurses calls for leadership in nursing for sustainability; however, climate change and health are given little attention in nursing and health-care curricula.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title> <jats:p>A cohort of nursing and midwifery students was introduced to sustainability and climate change in the context of health care through scenario-based learning sessions in each of their three years of undergraduate education. Questionnaires were used to collect data on participant’s attitudes toward sustainability and climate change, how useful the educational sessions were and the extent to which their clinical practice had changed.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title> <jats:p>Significant differences were found between scores in Years 1 and 2 suggesting greater awareness of the importance of sustainability in nursing education and practice. Comparison of Years 2 and 3 scores found participants more likely to apply sustainability principles in clinical practice and challenge unsustainable practices in the work environment.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Research limitations/implications</jats:title> <jats:p>Further research is required to explore sustainability practice in postgraduate nurses/midwives. However, this study supports the need for sustainability education to be embedded within health-care professional degrees through applied and participatory pedagogical approaches.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title> <jats:p>To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate sustainability education and its impact on nursing attitudes towards practice.</jats:p> </jats:sec> | |
dc.format.extent | 747-760 | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Emerald | |
dc.subject | Sustainability | |
dc.subject | Attitudes | |
dc.subject | Nursing | |
dc.subject | Climate | |
dc.subject | Scenario | |
dc.subject | Climate change | |
dc.subject | Health care | |
dc.subject | Scenario-based learning | |
dc.title | A cohort study of sustainability education in nursing | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
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plymouth.issue | 4 | |
plymouth.volume | 20 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/IJSHE-02-2019-0064 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business/Plymouth Institute of Education | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business/School of Society and Culture | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Health | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Health/School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA23 Education | |
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plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Institute of Health and Community | |
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plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-06-05 | |
dc.rights.embargodate | 2019-12-7 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1758-6739 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1108/IJSHE-02-2019-0064 | |
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-07-05 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |