Source: https://www.dailynurse.com/climate-change-and-critical-care-how-nurses-can-lead-the-fight-for-environmental-sustainability/

The healthcare industry is increasingly feeling the effects of climate change, impacting individual patients, clinicians, organizational operations, and public health as a whole. Nurses, as frontline caregivers and patient advocates, have a crucial role in both responding to and mitigating these environmental challenges.

A recent symposium of articles published in AACN Advanced Critical Care explores the intersection of climate change and acute and critical care, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable healthcare practices. The symposium, titled “Climate Change: Time for Hospitals to Respond,” was co-edited by Mary Frances Pate, PhD, RN, and Margaret “Peggy” Slota, DNP, RN, CNS, FAAN.