Nurses'''' knowledge and attitudes regarding potential impacts of climate change on public health in central of China

摘要

Objective:This study aims to determine the knowledge and attitudes of nurses concerning climate change and their role in addressing health-related impacts of climate change in Central China.Method:The cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014.The study randomly selected nurses from hospitals in Central of China and they were asked to complete a questionnaire about climate change Descriptive statistical analysis was used to analyze the data.Results:Majority of nurses(76%)knew about the climate change would affect public health.But more than half of the nurses did not know their work could also affect the development of climate change;83e96%of the nurses thought it were necessary and would like to learn the knowledge about climate change.Conclusion:The education program about this issue in Chinese colleges or universities is still very weak nursing courses and needs to be emphasized in the future.