Why would nurses care about climate change?
This is a question I have been asked on more than one occasion. My response is simple: nurses have a professional duty to protect and advocate for the health of the planet, for the health of those who live on the planet, and to help make the connections between the two.
Climate change is a symptom of planetary illness.
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