Aim: To describe ways in which a hospital context, physically and culturally, influences nurses' abilities to promote and engage with environmentally responsible practice.
Design: A focused ethnographic study.
Methods: Data were collected during May and August, 2019. Nurses (n = 22) working in the emergency room and three medicine units within a large Western Canadian hospital were invited to participate. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and observations were collected. Reporting is in accordance with the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research.
Results: Three themes were identified: patient care not environmental care, organizational role and operational efficiency. Overall, participants indicated patient care was their primary priority, and due to their workload, they were unable to simultaneously consider the environmental impact of their work. Participants stated they had difficulties practicing in environmentally responsible ways because they felt unsupported by their hospital organization. Regardless, there was a desire for the organization to support environmentally responsible practices.
Conclusion: Climate change is a major health concern, and partnership between hospitals and nurses is necessary to ensure environmentally responsible healthcare is delivered. We suggest both a top-down and bottom-up approach to help develop hospital contexts that are relevant and environmentally responsible.
Impact: Nurses have a professional responsibility to address climate change, yet this study identified that nurses found it challenging to practice in environmentally responsible ways within the hospital context. Challenges they faced are related to their workload, their misaligned nursing priorities and, more importantly, because they felt unsupported by their hospital. Findings are important to both the nursing profession as well as other hospital leaders so that a culture of environmentally responsible healthcare can be developed within hospitals.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jan.14936 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Application of artificial intelligence based on state grid ESG platform in clean energy scheduling optimization.
Sci Rep
December 2024
School of Public Administration, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
The randomness and volatility of existing clean energy sources have increased the complexity of grid scheduling. To address this issue, this work proposes an artificial intelligence (AI) empowered method based on the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) big data platform, focusing on multi-objective scheduling optimization for clean energy. This work employs a combination of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Deep Q-Network (DQN) to enhance grid scheduling efficiency and clean energy utilization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessing COVID-19 transmission through school and family networks using population-level registry data from the Netherlands.
Sci Rep
December 2024
Centre for Infectious Diseases Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands.
Understanding the impact of different types of social interactions is key to improving epidemic models. Here, we use extensive registry data-including PCR test results and population-level networks-to investigate the impact of school, family, and other social contacts on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the Netherlands (June 2020-October 2021). We isolate and compare different contexts of potential SARS-CoV-2 transmission by matching pairs of students based on their attendance at the same or different primary school (in 2020) and secondary school (in 2021) and their geographic proximity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a single home-based fall prevention program: a prospective observational study based on questionnaires and claims data.
BMC Geriatr
December 2024
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur Institute of Health Economics, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Background: Fall prevention programmes are essential interventions in societies with aging populations. This study assessed the fall rate and other health outcomes, as well as the cost-effectiveness of a home-based fall prevention programme for community-dwelling older people. In a single home visit, trained physical or occupational therapists performed fall risk assessments, eliminated environmental risk factors, and provided tailored exercises.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLonicera caerulea genome reveals molecular mechanisms of freezing tolerance and anthocyanin biosynthesis.
J Adv Res
December 2024
Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin 150040, China; College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China. Electronic address:
Introduction: Lonicera caerulea L. (blue honeysuckle) is a noteworthy fleshy-fruited tree and a prominent medicinal plant, which possesses notable characteristics such as exceptional resilience to winter conditions and early maturation, and the richest source of functional anthocyanins, particularly cyanidin-3-glucoside. The molecular mechanisms responsible for its freezing tolerance and anthocyanin biosynthesis remain largely unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCo-exposure to polyethylene microplastics and house dust mites aggravates airway epithelial barrier dysfunction and airway inflammation via CXCL1 signaling pathway in a mouse model.
Int Immunopharmacol
December 2024
Department of Allergology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Department of Allergy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China. Electronic address:
Background: Environmental pollutants have been found to contribute to the development and acute exacerbation of asthma. Microplastics (MPs) have received widespread attention as an emerging global pollutant. Airborne MPs can cause various adverse health effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!