Pediatric Nursing Students' Attitudes and Perception towards Climate Change and Sustainability | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2025, Page 1230-1246 PDF (516.52 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.435538 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Hanan Azouz Abd Elhay1; Baraka Fam Mary2; Atiat Ahmed Soliman Osman3; Saleh Omar Abdullah4; Eman Habib Sadek2 | ||||
| 1Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Egypt. | ||||
| 4Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Medicine & Health Science, Hodeidah University, Yemen. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Higher education plays a vital role in implementing the essential measures to stabilize the climate by 2050. Incorporating sustainable healthcare within the curriculum of healthcare professions is a crucial step to enhance awareness. Aim: to assess pediatric nursing students' attitudes and perception towards climate change and sustainability. Design: A cross-sectional study. Settings: This study was conducted at the faculty of nursing, Assiut University. Participants: A convenience sample of third-year undergraduate pediatric nursing students. Methods: Demographic and academic characteristics of the studied student’s questionnaire and Pediatric nursing students’ attitudes and perception structured questionnaire. Results: About two thirds of the pediatric nursing students had a satisfactory level of perception and the majority of them had positive attitudes in regard to sustainability and climate change. Conclusions: As a whole, nursing students are becoming more knowledgeable and optimistic about sustainability and climate change. Recommendations: Nursing programs should formally prepare students for environmental literacy by emphasizing the significance of promoting perception in regard to sustainability and climate change. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Attitudes; Climate Change; Nursing Students; Perception; and Sustainability | ||||
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