What Is The Impact On Nursing Practice And Education
Impact on Nursing Practice and Education
Since the times of the nursing founder Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War 1853-1856 (Creasia, 2011, p. 3) nursing practice and education is driven by money, innovation, and patient care and 150+ years later those same factors remain the same. The nursing community is being challenged with global medical issues while providing excellent opportunities at the same time. The vast advancements in technology has had a major impact on nursing practice and education. Computer technology and healthcare go hand in hand . Mobile phones are the most commonly used form of technology worldwide and have the potential to promote medication adherence (Park, 2014). The capabilities of computers and other electronic devices are unequitable. Technology affects every part of daily life on a global scale. Advances in information technology has provided affordable computers, cellular phones, and wireless technologies. Implementation of electronic charting will bring patients and physicians closer, making patient health information readily available across the internet, which will save time and improve …show more content…
Census Bureau estimates that 12.6% of the population is 65 and older, and this percentage is projected to increase to 20.3% by the year 2030 (Kinsella & Velkoff, 2001). As the population ages and diversifies, the enormity of diseases, health concerns, and socio-economic problems will also increase. Nursing practice and education, must also diversify and be able to respond the elderly and multi-cultured. The faces of nursing students are different. Nursing schools are seeing a vast array of various ethnicities and ages enrolling in nursing schools. This is a great representation of what society really is these days. Varying ages and cultures will enrich the learning process and prepare the nursing student what will the patient population will be
Since the times of the nursing founder Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War 1853-1856 (Creasia, 2011, p. 3) nursing practice and education is driven by money, innovation, and patient care and 150+ years later those same factors remain the same. The nursing community is being challenged with global medical issues while providing excellent opportunities at the same time. The vast advancements in technology has had a major impact on nursing practice and education. Computer technology and healthcare go hand in hand . Mobile phones are the most commonly used form of technology worldwide and have the potential to promote medication adherence (Park, 2014). The capabilities of computers and other electronic devices are unequitable. Technology affects every part of daily life on a global scale. Advances in information technology has provided affordable computers, cellular phones, and wireless technologies. Implementation of electronic charting will bring patients and physicians closer, making patient health information readily available across the internet, which will save time and improve …show more content…
Census Bureau estimates that 12.6% of the population is 65 and older, and this percentage is projected to increase to 20.3% by the year 2030 (Kinsella & Velkoff, 2001). As the population ages and diversifies, the enormity of diseases, health concerns, and socio-economic problems will also increase. Nursing practice and education, must also diversify and be able to respond the elderly and multi-cultured. The faces of nursing students are different. Nursing schools are seeing a vast array of various ethnicities and ages enrolling in nursing schools. This is a great representation of what society really is these days. Varying ages and cultures will enrich the learning process and prepare the nursing student what will the patient population will be