Climate Change: An Ecocentric Values-Based Caring Approach

Abstract

There is a delicate balance between the health of the Earth and the health of the human race. Human activities are contributing to global environmental changes, namely climate change. What is needed to mitigate climate change and its resultant health impacts is different from what has been expected from nursing in any other era. A shift from traditional caring models that are human-centered is needed. The ecocentric values-based caring model provides a broader context for caring by nurses that will help to heal the Earth and ultimately, humanity.