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- ItemA call to action for nurses in Canada to address climate-driven vector-borne diseases(Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN), 2024) Vandenberg, Shannon Y.; Oosterbroek, Tracy A.; Chircop, Andrea; Kellett, PeterPurpose: Climate change is considered a public health emergency in Canada, and nurses must respond to health-related challenges faced by Canadians. The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) Guidelines for Undergraduate Nursing Education on Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Diseases provide a comprehensive framework to guide nurses to address these challenges. The purpose of this article is to situate the necessity of moving from knowledge to action within the five domains of the CASN guidelines to enhance nursing preparedness in education, research, and practice on planetary health and climate-related issues. Discussion: Strategies for moving from knowledge to action are presented within the domains of the CASN guidelines. Nurses’ expertise should include comprehensive knowledge of endemic and exotic vector-borne diseases (VBDs), risk communication, preventive and mitigation strategies, diagnostic and treatment practices, intersectoral collaboration, and advocacy approaches. Nurses in education and practice are required to take action to improve preparedness in addressing VBDs, and research on nurses’ practice readiness is recommended. Inclusion of a planetary health lens within the CASN Guidelines for Undergraduate Nursing Education on Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Diseases is recommended, to better align with the planetary health education framework. Conclusion: Nurses must be adequately prepared for future nursing practice and expanded roles within planetary health, which involves integrating climate change content into nursing curricula and updating nursing entry-to-practice competencies. Nursing education programs in Canada should consider the calls to action on planetary health and climate change and ensure this content is comprehensively integrated into nursing curricula, incorporating Indigenous Ways of Knowing and meaningful strategies for advocacy and leadership. It is imperative that nursing graduates are prepared for enhanced roles in leading change to advocate for a climate-resilient future.
- ItemNurses' perceptions of climate sensitive vector-borne diseases: a scoping review(Wiley, 2023) Vandenberg, Shannon Y.; Chircop, Andrea; Sedgwick, Monique; Scott, David R.Objective Nurses are well positioned to play an integral role in the mitigation of climate change and climate-driven vector-borne diseases, however, they lack awareness and knowledge about their role. The purpose of this scoping review was to map existing literature on nurses’ perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, and experiences with vector-borne diseases, specifically Lyme disease and West Nile virus. Design A scoping review was conducted using Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) scoping review methodology. CINAHL, ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Premium, MEDLINE, APA PsycINFO, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, and Web of Science were searched for English-language publications. The PRISMA-ScR was used. After initial screening as per study protocol, a total of 33 items were reviewed independently by four reviewers. Results Thirty-three articles, including seven sources from grey literature, met the criteria for this scoping review. Results were mapped according to the five domains of the Guidelines for Undergraduate Nursing Education on Climate-Driven Vector-Borne Diseases. Conclusions Findings from the review indicate that nurses play a role in climate-related health effects and should be knowledgeable about vector-borne diseases. However, scant literature exists on nurses’ knowledge, perceptions, attitudes toward vector-borne diseases, and practice readiness, signifying a need for further research on this emerging topic.
- ItemPlanetary health in nursing: a scoping review(Wiley, 2024) Vandenberg, Shannon Y.; Avanthay Strus, Jacqueline/Jack; Chircop, Andrea; Egert, Amanda; Savard, JulieAim To map the extent of the use of the term ‘planetary health’ in peer-reviewed nursing literature. Design Scoping Review. Data Sources CINAHL, ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Premium, MEDLINE, APA PsycINFO, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses and Web of Science were searched in January and February 2024 for English and French-language publications. A follow-up search was conducted on 10 June 2024 to determine if additional literature was published. Review Methods A scoping review was conducted using the Arksey and O'Malley methodology for scoping reviews. To be included the article had to explicitly use the term ‘planetary health’ and ‘nursing’ or ‘nurses’. Results Sixty-eight articles met the criteria for the scoping review and were included in this review, with the majority published between 2017 and 2024. Predominant literature included discussion papers, commentaries and editorials. A lack of original research is apparent. Most of the publications were calls to action for nurses to advance planetary health in nursing education, practice, research and advocacy work. Conclusions Literature confirms that planetary health is a recent and an important topic in nursing, and nurses have a well-documented role to play in planetary health, given the numerous calls to action in nursing leadership, education, practice and research. There is a need to publish the essential work nurses are doing in planetary health in various nursing domains. Impact This scoping review revealed a clear and urgent call to action for nurses to address planetary health. Given this finding, nurses have a responsibility to advocate for a planetary health approach in the profession and take action to contribute to planetary health through education, research, practice and advocacy.