Unintended Consequences

What is the difference between an unanticipated and an unintended consequence? Why does understanding this difference matter? Why are we such black and white thinkers? And, why is it so hard to see the forest for the trees? What is the nurses role in the issue of climate change, the energy industry and truth in reconciliation? How do the social determinants of health come together to position nurses to be in a place where within this historical moment they can be key change agents and change-makers? How do we do this in a responsible way that recognizes that there are many people, people beyond the immediate ones who are considered being effected by such decisions? And, what can we do as individual healthcare professionals and collective members of an international group?

Peace,

Michelle D.

de Zwart, F. Unintended but not unanticipated consequences. Theor Soc 44, 283–297 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11186-015-9247-6

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