The Future of Nursing Education: Ten Trends to Watch

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searching for links---stumbled across this on nln website.

nln update, december 20, 2004:

the future of nursing education: ten trends to watch

barbara r. heller, marla t. oros, and jane durney-crowley

the millennium has become the metaphor for the extraordinary challenges and opportunities available to the nursing profession and to those academic institutions responsible for preparing the next generation of nurses. signal change is all around us, defining not only what we teach, but also how we teach our students.

transformations taking place in nursing and nursing education have been driven by major socioeconomic factors, as well as by developments in health care delivery and professional issues unique to nursing. here are 10 trends to watch, described in terms of their impact on nursing education.

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This is an excellent resource, Karen. Thank you so much for sharing! It is imperative for us to remain current not only with the latest pedagogical theories, but also with the latest trends in society affecting our practice environments. Anybody have any thoughts about the trends brought up in this article?

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The ten mentioned are certainly not new topics to nursing. I wonder if they are in rank order? Anyway, the list does illustrate the demand for well-educated nurses who are able to adapt to the work environment in order to remain competitive. This is not the time to rest on your laurels!

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.
This is not the time to rest on your laurels!

Amen to that!

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