Moral distress is the psychological experience of knowing what the right thing to do is, but being unable to act (CMA, 2020, pg. 1). It is a common experience in healthcare, as patients lives and health outcomes are shaped by complex systems that are largely incomprehensible without insider knowledge. Nurses are in a unique positionContinue reading “How will climate change cause moral distress?”
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3 Ways Climate Change Will Mirror the Pandemic
Climate change is predicted to seriously impact the ability of our healthcare system to provide care, but it has been difficult to illustrate how until now. The current pandemic has created conditions that could mirror what we see as extreme weather events and a changing climate intersect with staffing shortages and mass casualty. Prioritization andContinue reading “3 Ways Climate Change Will Mirror the Pandemic”
Why Nurses Should Care About Climate Change
“Unprecedented, irreversible, crisis.” These are the words that headlines are relying on to communicate the risk that climate change is posing to humanity. Even so, it can be difficult to fathom how it will affect our everyday lives and society as a whole. How will climate change affect health care and why should nurses specificallyContinue reading “Why Nurses Should Care About Climate Change”
Why are young people so anxious?
Something struck me recently while reading the news. Somewhere under a headline about why we should not have children because of climate change and another one about how being a plant lover is destroying the environment, was yet another article concerning itself with the youth mental health crisis. Why is Gen Z so anxious andContinue reading “Why are young people so anxious?”
The Avery Spectacle 