Developing a green nursing workforce to mitigate healthcare emissions and improve human health

BMC Nursing 2024;23:229.1 Implications for practice and research Healthcare emissions contribute to climate change and threaten human health; therefore, nurses have a professional obligation to become environmentally informed, take action to reduce healthcare emissions and support green solutions. G...

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Published in:Evidence-based nursing p. ebnurs-2024-104104
Main Author: Mills, Anne
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and RCN Publishing Company Ltd 15.07.2024
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:
Climate change
Collaboration
Emissions
Environmental impact
Health care industry
Intensive care
Leadership
Nurses
Nurses- Public Health
Nursing
Nursing care
Nursing Education Research
Nursing issues
Nursing Staff
Occupational Health Nursing
Public health
Renewable resources
Sustainability
Teams
United Kingdom > UK
Gomera
Nurses- Public Health
Nursing
Nursing Staff
Nursing Education Research
Occupational Health Nursing
ISSN:1367-6539, 1468-9618, 1468-9618
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Summary:BMC Nursing 2024;23:229.1 Implications for practice and research Healthcare emissions contribute to climate change and threaten human health; therefore, nurses have a professional obligation to become environmentally informed, take action to reduce healthcare emissions and support green solutions. Green health teams and systems provide opportunities for education and collaborative work to identify and establish low-carbon equipment alternatives, consider energy efficiency, minimise waste, decrease pharmaceutical pollution, appraise water use, improve transport systems, review hospital food menus to reduce waste and improve health, and develop solutions for environmental challenges relevant to work settings.5 Organisations such as the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK have harnessed the power and reach of green teams by introducing competitions between teams to facilitate change and gain extra publicity and support for their health improving environmental work.6 In addition, collaborative working and networking within and between team members has the potential for more ambitious projects and goals. Nurses can also be greener in their own personal lives, making decisions about car journeys versus public transport, recycling actions and food choices, all of which have an impact on personal and collective carbon footprints.
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ISSN:1367-6539
1468-9618
1468-9618
DOI:10.1136/ebnurs-2024-104104