Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
DOI
10.1097/NNE.0000000000001524
Publication Title
Nurse Educator
Pages
1-6
Abstract
Background: Because climate change negatively impacts human health, nurses need skills to mitigate climate change and nurse educators need effective educational strategies to teach climate change content in undergraduate nursing programs. To address this need, we embedded an energy efficiency treasure hunt and Climate for Health Ambassador Training into our prelicensure nursing curricula.
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of these educational activities on self-reported knowledge, confidence, and intent to engage in climate action.
Methods: A quasi-experimental one-group posttest design examined the effectiveness of 2 educational interventions on increasing knowledge, confidence, and intent to engage in climate action. A convenience sample of prelicensure nursing students completed 2 Likert scale surveys (n = 57, n = 60), with additional open-ended questions.
Results: Participants reported increased awareness, knowledge, and intent to act on personal and professional climate-related issues.
Conclusion: Our energy efficiency treasure hunt and Climate for Health Ambassador Training were effective educational strategies.
Rights
Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Original Publication Citation
Tremblay, B., & Hawkins, J. (2024). Climate and health: Impact of climate education on nursing student knowledge, confidence, and intent to act. Nurse Educator, 1-6. DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001524
ORCID
0000-0002-7204-0533 (Hawkins)
Repository Citation
Tremblay, Beth and Hawkins, Janice, "Climate and Health: Impact of Climate Education on Nursing Student Knowledge, Confidence, and Intent to Act" (2023). Ellmer School of Nursing Faculty Publications. 92.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/nursing_fac_pubs/92
Included in
Climate Commons, International Public Health Commons, Medical Education Commons, Nursing Commons
Comments
This is the authors' accepted manuscript (post-print) of an article published as: Tremblay, B., & Hawkins, J. (2024). Climate and health: Impact of climate education on nursing student knowledge, confidence, and intent to act. Nurse Educator, 49(2), 85-90. DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001524
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