Cardiovascular Nursing and Climate Change: A Call to Action From the CSANZ Cardiovascular Nursing Council

Sally C Inglis; Caleb Ferguson; Rebecca Eddington; Julee McDonagh; Chris J Aldridge; Kimberley Bardsley; Dion Candelaria; Y Y Chen; Robyn A Clark; Elizabeth Halcomb; Jeroen M Hendriks; Louise D Hickman; Rochelle Wynne

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2022.10.007

Cardiovascular Nursing and Climate Change: A Call to Action From the CSANZ Cardiovascular Nursing Council

Heart Lung Circ. 2023 Jan;32(1):16-25. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.10.007. Epub 2022 Dec 1.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ IMPACCT (Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CSANZCNC.
² School of Nursing, Faculty of Science, Medicine & Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Western Sydney Local Health District, Blacktown Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CSANZCNC.
³ Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, New Zealand. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CSANZCNC.
⁴ School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CSANZCNC.
⁵ Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CSANZCNC.
⁶ The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CSANZCNC.
⁷ Susan Wakil School of Nursing & Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine & Health, and Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CSANZCNC.
⁸ School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine, University of the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CSANZCNC.
⁹ Caring Futures Research Institute, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CSANZCNC.
¹⁰ School of Nursing, Faculty of Science, Medicine & Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CSANZCNC.
¹¹ Caring Futures Research Institute, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CSANZCNC.
¹² University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/CSANZCNC.
¹³ School of Nursing, Faculty of Science, Medicine & Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Electronic address: Rochelle.Wynne@mh.org.au.

PMID: 36464619
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.10.007

Abstract

This Call to Action aims to provide key considerations for cardiovascular nursing, related to climate and environmental impacts. Strategies to optimise nursing preparation, immediate response and adaptation to climate emergencies are crucial to ensure those at greatest risk, including First Nations peoples, are protected from potentially avoidable harm. Professionals who manage climate consequences must also understand the impact of their care on the root cause of the problem.

Keywords: Cardiovascular nursing; Climate change; Climate disaster; Climate hazard.

Copyright © 2022 Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Physiological
Cardiovascular Nursing*
Climate Change*
Humans