title: Nursing students' attitudes towards sustainability and health care.
abstract: Aim To evaluate attitudes towards embedding sustainability and climate change in nursing curricula among nursing students, some of whom had participated in a sustainability and health skills session, and determine whether the session could improve knowledge of sustainability. Methods Three months after the sustainability session, students who had participated along with a sample of students who had not, completed a Sustainability Attitudes in Nursing Survey questionnaire. This investigated attitudes towards climate change and sustainability in nursing curricula and the costs of clinical and domestic waste disposal. Results Nursing students were positive about sustainability and climate change and its inclusion in the curriculum, irrespective of their participation in the sustainability scenario session. Participants in the sustainability session were more likely to identify correctly the cost of clinical waste disposal in the NHS. Conclusion The sustainability and health skills session has the potential to improve nursing students' knowledge of the cost of clinical waste disposal.
authors.affiliation: Plymouth University, Plymouth, England.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.affiliation: Plymouth University, Plymouth, England.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grose
authors.affiliation: Plymouth University, Plymouth, England.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.affiliation: Plymouth University, Plymouth, England.
authors.forename: Martyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bradbury
authors.affiliation: Plymouth University, Plymouth, England.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kelsey
authors.affiliation: Plymouth University, Plymouth, England.
authors.forename: Maggie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doman
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D057231:Climate Change; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D006801:Humans; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000191:economics*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D017744:Medical Waste Disposal
keywords: Attitudes; climate change; clinical waste disposal; cost; health care; nursing; nursing education; nursing students; sustainability