Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, via Mersin 10, Turkey.
Nurse Educ Today. 2021 Jun;101:104882. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104882. Epub 2021 Apr 8.
Currently, environmental problems have reached alarming levels, constituting a serious problem for public health. This study was conducted in order to evaluate the environmental awareness and sensitivity of nursing students.
This descriptive study was conducted on 286 nursing students of a foundation university in Northern Cyprus in the fall term of the 2016-2017 academic year. Data were collected by using the personal information form and Environmental Awareness and Sensitivity Scale. Participants had moderate levels of environmental awareness and sensitivity. Nonsmoking nursing students had higher environmental awareness. Besides, participants who attended lectures on the environment, stayed in dormitories, participated in the activities of environmental organizations, and warned people who polluted the environment had higher environmental awareness and sensitivity.
These findings suggest that the number of lectures and social activities on the environment could be increased in order to promote the environmental awareness of nursing students.
目前,环境问题已经达到了令人担忧的程度,对公众健康构成了严重威胁。本研究旨在评估护理专业学生的环境意识和敏感性。
这是一项在北塞浦路斯一所基础大学 2016-2017 学年秋季学期进行的描述性研究,共有 286 名护理专业学生参与。研究采用个人信息表和环境意识与敏感性量表收集数据。结果表明,参与者的环境意识和敏感性处于中等水平,不吸烟的护理专业学生环境意识更高。此外,参加过环境相关讲座、住校、参加环保组织活动以及提醒污染环境者的学生,其环境意识和敏感性更高。
这些发现表明,可以增加与环境相关的讲座和社会活动的数量,以提高护理专业学生的环境意识。