TY - JOUR
T1 - Incorporating climate change into Doctor of Nursing Practice curricula
AU - Quinn Griffin, Mary T.
AU - Alfes, Celeste M.
AU - Chavez, Freida
AU - Ea, Emerson E.
AU - Lynn, Kelly A.
AU - Rafferty, Margaret A.
AU - Fitzpatrick, Joyce J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - Climate change is a global crisis with major impacts on planetary health and quality of life. Nurses are well positioned to recognize the major health consequences of climate change on health. Therefore, highlighting nurses’ active engagement in mitigating climate change impact and resilience efforts is essential. However, there is little evidence of climate change content in nursing curricula. Climate change/planetary health content could be integrated into existing Doctor of Nursing Practice programs so that graduates, as influential leaders, are equipped to meet the challenges ahead. The domains, competencies and sub-competencies outlined in the Essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education (American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), 2021) are proposed as a curricular scaffold to integrate climate change content in DNP curricula. Climate change content matched to the AACN domains and competencies could be included in many existing DNP courses. Climate change would become a consistent concept throughout all DNP curricular programs rather than a specified course addressing climate change. The curricular structure presented would provide a foundation for enhancing DNP students' knowledge, attitudes and skills related to climate change. These students and future graduates would be well prepared to introduce changes in practices and policies at the local, national, and global levels.
AB - Climate change is a global crisis with major impacts on planetary health and quality of life. Nurses are well positioned to recognize the major health consequences of climate change on health. Therefore, highlighting nurses’ active engagement in mitigating climate change impact and resilience efforts is essential. However, there is little evidence of climate change content in nursing curricula. Climate change/planetary health content could be integrated into existing Doctor of Nursing Practice programs so that graduates, as influential leaders, are equipped to meet the challenges ahead. The domains, competencies and sub-competencies outlined in the Essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education (American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), 2021) are proposed as a curricular scaffold to integrate climate change content in DNP curricula. Climate change content matched to the AACN domains and competencies could be included in many existing DNP courses. Climate change would become a consistent concept throughout all DNP curricular programs rather than a specified course addressing climate change. The curricular structure presented would provide a foundation for enhancing DNP students' knowledge, attitudes and skills related to climate change. These students and future graduates would be well prepared to introduce changes in practices and policies at the local, national, and global levels.
KW - AACN essentials
KW - Climate change education
KW - DNP curricula
KW - Planetary health
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U2 - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.06.008
DO - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.06.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 36150855
AN - SCOPUS:85134585689
SN - 8755-7223
VL - 42
SP - 156
EP - 161
JO - Journal of Professional Nursing
JF - Journal of Professional Nursing
ER -