Original Research: Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding the Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Study.
| Autor: | Hawkins JE; Janice Evans Hawkins is an assistant professor in the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University, Virginia Beach, VA, where Robert Joseph Hawkins is an adjunct professor. Patrick Chiu is an assistant professor in the nursing department at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Mercy Ngosa Mumba is an associate professor and founding director of the Center for Substance Use Research and Related Conditions in the Capstone College of Nursing at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Sarah E. Gray is the chief nursing officer for Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing in Indianapolis, IN. Contact author: Janice Evans Hawkins, jhawkins@odu.edu . The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise., Chiu P, Mumba MN, Gray SE, Hawkins RJ |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of nursing [Am J Nurs] 2024 Jul 01; Vol. 124 (7), pp. 18-27. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 20. |
| DOI: | 10.1097/01.NAJ.0001025184.93381.68 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Nurses have a critical role to play in achieving the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While Goal 3 (good health and well-being) is of particular importance to nursing, every SDG contributes to the advancement of universal health and well-being. Yet many nurses are unfamiliar with the SDGs and how they relate to everyday nursing practices. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine RNs' knowledge of and attitudes toward the SDGs. Methods: This study used a descriptive correlational cross-sectional design. A convenience sample of RNs from multiple countries completed an anonymous online survey that included eight demographic items and 25 items exploring participants' knowledge of and attitudes toward the SDGs. Descriptive, parametric, and nonparametric statistics were used to analyze the data. Results: The majority of nurses in this study perceived themselves as lacking knowledge of the SDGs. Most wanted to know more, including how they could take action to help achieve the goals. Overall, participants agreed that the SDGs are relevant to nursing practice and that nurses are integral to their advancement. Participants who were younger than age 50, those living in the United States, and those who practiced primarily in a clinical or community setting were more likely than others to self-report lower SDG knowledge scores. Conclusions: The study findings contribute to our collective understanding of RNs' knowledge and attitudes regarding the SDGs. They can assist nurse educators and leaders worldwide in developing targeted strategies to better inform nurses and prepare them for actions that will advance these goals. Increasing nurses' knowledge of the SDGs, especially as these goals relate to daily clinical practice, may lead to greater nursing engagement and impact. (Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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