Impact of Multidimensional Education on Nursing Students' Sustainability Attitudes and Climate Change Awareness

The Impact of Multidimensional Education on Nursing Students' Sustainable Environment Attitudes and Awareness of Climate Change

This study aims to evaluate the impact of a multidimensional educational intervention on sustainable environment and global climate change for nursing students. The intervention consists of expert training provided by an environmental engineer, peer training provided by a senior nursing student, and an AI-generated animation with expert input. Students' attitudes towards a sustainable environment and their awareness of global climate change were assessed before, immediately after, and four weeks after the training.

This study evaluates the effect of a multidimensional educational intervention on nursing students' sustainable environmental attitudes and awareness of global climate change. The intervention consists of three components: an expert-led educational session on sustainable environment and health services, a peer-led educational session on sustainable environment, health, and climate change, and a short artificial intelligence-generated animation developed with expert input.

The study uses a single-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design. The participants are first-year undergraduate nursing students at a state university in Istanbul, Türkiye. Participants complete assessments at three time points: before the intervention (baseline), immediately after completion of the intervention, and four weeks after the intervention. Sustainable environmental attitudes are assessed using the Sustainable Environmental Education Attitude Scale, and awareness of global climate change is assessed using the Awareness Scale of University Students About Global Climate Change.

The study aims to determine whether this multidimensional educational approach can improve nursing students' attitudes toward sustainable environmental practices and their awareness of global climate change. The findings may contribute to the development of sustainability- and climate change-related educational strategies in undergraduate nursing education.

Inclusion Criteria:

• First-year undergraduate nursing student enrolled in the nursing department of the participating university.
• Voluntary participation in the study.
• Provision of written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal to participate in the study.
• Failure to complete either of the last two assessments (immediate post-test or 4-week follow-up assessment).