The Effectiveness of Educational Interventions about Sustainability Development among Nursing Students
Shimaa Ebrahim Elshall, Safia Samir Darwish, Wafaa Mohamed Shokry
Abstract
Poverty, health inequalities, food insecurity, infectious diseases, shortage of resources, and more are the effects of climate change on the world. Sustainability development is the key solution to manage those effects. Nursing plays a critical role in sustainability development, so nursing students should be prepared well to apply that role. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of education intervention about sustainability development among Nursing Students. Methods: Quasi- E xperimental pre-test and post-test design was conducted using two groups (study and control group). A systematic random sampling method was used to have the required sample size (N =800) of nursing student who enrolled fourth, third, and second levels in the Nursing College, Menoufia University, Egypt. Three instruments were; Sustainability Knowingness, Attitude and Behavior Questionnaires regarding Sustainability Consciousness Questionnaire (SCQ). Results: The study results revealed higher mean score of nursing students’ knowledge, attitude and behavior toward sustainability development post intervention for study group. There was a highly significant difference between study and control group post educational intervention at p≤ 0.05. Conclusion: Based on the study findings, the educational interventions were effective ways in an improvement of the nursing students' knowledge, attitudes and behavior toward sustainability development. Recommendation: Based on the findings, the concept of Sustainability development should be included in nursing curricula. Also, enrich and update awareness of nursing educator about sustainability development to spread sustainability development culture among students.