Future Direction of Nursing

Future direction of nursing
Introduction
The future is not the result of choices among alternative paths offered, it is a place that is
created, created first in the mind and will, created next in the activity, the future is not some
place we are going, but one we are creating the paths to it are not found but made, and the
activity of making them changes both the maker and destroyer.
Definition
Nursing is the unique function of the nurse that is to assist the individual in the performance
of those activities contributing to health or its recovery that he would perform unaided, it he
had the necessary strength, will or knowledge.
Indian Council of Nurses
Present nursing
Education
Educational preparation
a. building toward unity
1. Many studies about nursing are done by researchers outside the profession;
each study strongly recommends that preparation for nursing be in institutions
of higher learning.
2. the education process is crucial because it establishes the base around which a
profession can fully its strength and plan for advancement.
3. the power and influence of nurses has stuck compared to other health care
professionals as a result of the relative deprivation in education. Without a
uniform educational base, it may be impossible to
 Inform the publics about what nurses do.
 Stabilize collegial ships with other professionals
 Set clear standards of care
 Assure adequate funding of the profession
b. self Governance
Self governing is another means of consolidating professional pride, self imagery and
clinical visibility.
Nurse faculty members generally function under self governance, staff organizations as
an organizational device to consolidate the strength of nursing management with that of
the clinical vigor of the nursing staff.
c. recruitment of the best candidates into nursing
The two gender profession would have all the benefits of balance. Job opportunity and
potential for income growth are probably the two biggest basic attractions that must be
present to recruitment. These two features will also attack more top quality woman
candidates into nursing.
Nursing doctorates will need to have a strong background in the clinical aspect of the
profession.
II. Practice
Many nursing activities are already being done by technology
Vital sighs will be monitored more accurately by machines than by clinician.
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Mechanisms will be built into monitoring devices to warn health care team members
about deterioration changes; alert they automatically affect changes in health status.
Teaching machines will be available for patients to learn about their disease process and
how it manages.
a. computer assistance
computer assisted patient care can reduce the error and give certitude to the clinical
planning process. It can also used to evaluate patient care.
It will be possible to develop methods to access the quality of performance of each
practitioner and the cumulative performance of the staff.
Advantages
In conserve the nurses time
Increase productivity
Required more competence
Lower the costs charged against the nursing budget
Reduce the total number of employees
Uses of computer in hospital
In ICU giving full information about the patient, total number of in patients and number of
each items present in the ICU, it given all the details.
In word collecting patient profile, collecting blood report and admission and discharge
summary through this computer.
In billing section
In pharmacy
In administrative office
b. Robots
Robots are also being used in clinical setting s. at the beginning of 1994, the university of
Virginia hospital was reported to have developed robots to conduct blood analysis.
The blood analyses have mechanical arms that handle blood specimens so that health care
workers have lower exposure. The robots also save time and taking only 2 or 3 minutes to
perform analysis that normally take 20 minutes.
Advantages
1. It is mainly used in intensive care unit.
2. It is not only saving time and money but also cuts down on human exposure to blood
borne infections.
NEW THREATS TO HEALTH
some future forms of illness will require a multi professional approach e.g. SARS
depletion of the ozone layer may precipitate new forms of pathology e.g. respiratory
problems
problems secondary to waste disposal will inevitably arise e.g. typhoid and malaria
An increasing density of the world’s population may provide a built incubation medium for
fostering new diseases e.g. tuberculosis, SARS
The air travel the facilities movement of humans and animals around the world also circulates
vectors of air borne disease with them that are capable of creating massive health problems
e.g. Tetanus, Rabies.
As the world’s population nearly double so does its social density , with this happening there
may be many forms of sociological pressures that are capable of creating concomitant
disruption in human functioning e.g. work load leads to anxiety, tiredness and fatigue.
The reasons for the changes in nursing
Population trend of the country
Expansion of community health services
New advancements that are taking place in the science of medicine and also in technology
Increased industrialization
Nursing education is strived to be brought in parity with the general leel of education . there
are the international trends in the nursing profession and education.
Availability of jobs and education to abroad
The growing needs for specialization
Development of nursing research
Changing role of women in society
Increasing number of private nursing homes
Nursing and medical facilities for military services
Government support to health programme.
Nursing education: future trends
Education is a life long process and an empowering force that enables an individual to
achieve higher goals. Student’s access to educational opportunities is paramount to nursing
education.
The changing student’s profile
Future nursing programs will need to be flexible to meet the learning needs of a changing
student population. It has previously been stated that there is a growing population of non
traditional student’s individuals who are making life changes. The student’s population trend
to be older, married and with families. Poorer, minority and foreign students are looking
toward nursing education for career opportunities.
These changes mean the nurse educators will have to address further the needs of the adult
learner. More programs will be needed that permit part time study and allow students to work
while attending school.
Educational mobility
It will need to be addressed further. A growing number of individual in health care are
seeking more education. The issue is not one of entry into practice, but rather of how best to
facilitate the return of these individuals to nursing school for educational advancement.
A shortage of qualified nursing faculty
There is shortage for baccalaureate and higher degree nurses. Student access to educational
opportunities will depend on the availability of qualified instructors. Federal government
financial assistance will be needed to help increases the supply of nurse with masters and
doctoral degrees.
Technology and education
Educational learning will continue to change with technological advances in
telecommunication and computer assisted education instruction. Nurses and nurse educators
will need education to implement these advances into the curriculum and is to nursing
practice.
Shift away from acute care settings
There has been a major shift from inpatient to out patient nursing services. Society is now
developing a variety of new health care settings.
The aging population
There is growing aging population. By 2030, people over the age of 65 will represent 21% of
population. Nursing needs to address the provision of health care to the elderly and include it
in the curricula.
Summary
So far we have seen about the future directions of nursing in detail. The future trends in
nursing education, practice also was discussed.
Conclusion
With nursing and society becoming increasingly diverse, nurses of the future must become
more tolerant of differences and work hard to find common ground with their colleagues in
the profession.
Bibliography
Kay K.C. (2001), “Professional Nursing Concepts and Challenges”, 3rd edition,
W.B.Saunders Company, Philadelphia. Pp551-553.
Joann Z.(1997), “Nursing Today”, 2nd edition, W.B.Saunders Company, Philadelphia.

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