FUTURISTIC NURSING

Futuristic Nursing
WORD
MEANING :-
Having very
modern
Technology
 INTRODUCTION
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Nursing
profession has a
rich history
characterized by
compassion,
dedication and
service.
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It exists today has come a
long way, withstanding the ups
and downs that social, political,
economic religious, cultural,
technological changes have
put forward
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As society’s culture continues

to experience change, the
profession of nursing is
undergoing continuous
evolution.
Changes and challenges
These changes and challenges
include both external forces as
well as influences from within the
profession.
 The changes are inevitable and
should be embraced
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It is the responsibility of nurses

to shape the future rather than
only react to the shifts in the tide.
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Nurses will be positioned to
appropriately respond if they
adopt an attitude of expectancy,
recognize challenges as
opportunities, and are adequately
prepared to take an active role in
shaping the future of profession.
Changes and challenges

Futuristic nursing can

be classified in terms of
four components
Nursing education,
 Practice,
Administration and
 Research and
combined all four
components which
might occur in the years
to come
NURSING FUTURE
CHALLENGE
The change in health care
delivery systems has also
afforded nurses a wider range of
functionality. Although
independence have been
cultivated through expanded
roles.
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Trends towards downsizing and the
current nursing shortage have
increased the use of non-licensed
personnel in many healthcare areas.
This will continue to force the
nursing profession to identify, clarify,
and communicate its scope of
practice.
 NURSING PRACTICE
The Practice in a cost containment
environment (cost-effective and high
quality care)
The mission of health care is being
redefined.
Environment for bed side care are
changing.
Care is shifting from hospital based to
community based care.
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Hospital nursing will continue to become
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more selective and specialized .
Collaborative, interdisciplinary practice
models will come into vogue in all
setting.
Communication, computers and
information networks will erase
boundaries  created by distance and
inaccessibility to physical facilities.
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Greater emphasis will be placed on
the ethical component of care. The
change in health care delivery
systems has also afforded nurses a
wider range of functionality.
Although independence have been
cultivated through expanded roles.
ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY
The explosive growth
of technology will
continue to have an
impact on health care
delivery.

The advancements in
telemedicine will link
clinicians with patients
across great distances.
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The growth of this technology will
change the way nurses function, and
lead to the development of new
nursing roles.
 Electronic medical records are
expected to replace conventional
modes of documentation.
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As consumers become more
educated about health
promotion, there will be an
elevated demand for
alternative and complementary
health care choices
The promotion of advanced directives,
organ donation, and comfort measures for
the terminally ill will lead to elevation in
hospice care providers. Care modalities
which include pain management,
spirituality assessment and bereavement
counseling will be incorporated into health
care organizations and nursing education
curriculum.
WORK ENVIRONMENT

Nursing’s dissatisfaction with the workplace

environment is another issue that must be
faced when considering the profession’s
future.
 Dissatisfaction was multifaceted and
included issues such as workplace violence,
inability to attend continuing education
programs due to heavy workloads, exhaustion,
and inability to provide safe patient care.
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 Nurses need work environments with
strong professional practice models that
value their work and recognize their
impact on patient outcomes.
Working conditions for nurses are also
changing. There is a gradual change
towards shorter and more convenient
hours of duty, better accommodations
and higher salaries.
 
NURSING SHORTAGE
Manpower shortages in health care
professions impact the utilization of
nurses and advanced practice nurses.
This is a particularly important area in
times of nursing shortage to be sure that
less qualified health care workers are
not used to substitute for the sake of
expedience and reduced costs
 NURSING AND EDUCATION
Most professions provide a single route
for the educational preparation of its
practitioners
Nursing Assistant: Individuals called
nursing assistant provide care to the
patient in hospitals and long-term care
facilities. The training course may conduct
at many settings-high schools, long term
care facilities, hospitals, community
colleges, and privately operated hospitals.
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Practical Nurse Education:- The
practical nurse or vocational nurse
newly comes into the health care
delivery system. They could perform
basic nursing procedure at home
itself .
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Diploma Education:-: diploma
program administered by hospitals
and also referred to as hospital
based programs. The programs vary
in length from 24-36 months. They
are affiliated with a college or
universities
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Associate degree education: The
movement toward in 1972, today
associate degree nursing program
prepare more graduate for licensure as
RN’s than do any other program.
Baccalaureate Education: This
program that occur in 4.5 years in
colleges or universities
Masters program: After
baccalaureate degree students are
granted Masters Degree in nursing
after completion of 2 years program
.The research-based Master of
Science in Nursing (MSc N) program
provides the basis for leadership in
professional Nursing and the
foundation for doctoral studies.
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M Phil: This program is of 1 year
(full time) or 2 years (part time) after
the completion of M.Sc. Nursing.
Doctoral programs:- Nurses with
doctoral degrees are expected to
have tremendous job demand over
the next ten years .
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These programs prepare nurses for
careers in health administration (a
PhD is the preferred degree for
nursing executives), clinical
research, and advanced clinical
practice.
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The programs take from four to six
years to complete, so they represent a
significant commitment on your part. In
a doctoral program everyone receives
training in research methods (including
statistics and data analysis), the history
and philosophy of nursing science, and
in leadership skills
Changing roles and functions
The nurses in India are also prepared
and more privileged to face the changes
and ready to accept the challenging
roles and functions of the nurse as
perceived in the globe because of the
development in the education and
training system.
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Nurse educator works in schools of nursing,
staff development departments. They provide
the educational programme for student’s
nurses and nurses, teach clients about the
self-care and home care.
Clinical nurse specialist specializes in
managing specific diseases and they function
as clinicians, educators, managers,
consultants and researchers
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Nurse practitioners are certified to
provide health care to clients in out-
patient or community settings.
Certified nurse-midwife are certified by
the American College of Nurse-
Midwives to provide independent care
for women during normal pregnancy,
labor and delivery.
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Nurse anesthetist , having advance training
in anesthesiology, provides surgical
anesthesia to the client under the supervision
of an anesthesiologist during minor surgery
with baccalaureate degrees or master’s
degree.
Nurse administrators manage client care
within the healthcare agencies in a middle
level or upper level management position.
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Nurse researcher with Doctoral degree
investigate nursing problem to improve
care and to define and expand the
scope of nursing practice.
Advancements in science increase
health needs of the society and thereby
expect changes in the role of nurses
and thus increases.
THE NURSING PROFESSION IN 21ST CENTURY
This is a time of confusion within health care
systems all around the world. The economic
downturn in the global society has impacted
on health care. Technologies and treatments
occur rapidly, but are often expensive and
these advances can be difficult to finance.
Patients are moved out of hospital rapidly,
and those that remain are more acutely ill
than they have been in the past.
NURSING RESEARCH
Research priority will be outcome measurement
studies that demonstrate cost effective care.
Emphasis will be on collaborative,
multidisciplinary and multicenter research
studies.
Development of stronger Evidence base
through rigorous methods and multiple,
confirmatory strategies. Future directions for
nursing Research
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High focus on EBP: Concerted efforts to use
research findings in practice are sure to
continue and nurses at all levels are
encouraged to engage in evidence-based
patient care.
Development of stronger Evidence base
through rigorous methods and multiple,
confirmatory strategies: Practicing nurses are
unlikely to adopt an innovation based on
weakly designed or isolated studies.
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Expanded local Research in health care
settings: In current evidence based
environment there is likely to be an
increase of small and localized research
designed to solve immediate problems. It
ensures that evidence from these small
projects become available to other with
similar problems.
Future directions

Future directions for nursing Research.

Nursing research continue to develop at
a rapid pace and will undoubtedly
flourish in the 21st century .The priority
of nursing research in the future will be
promotion of excellence in the nursing
science.
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High focus on EBP: Concerted efforts to
use research findings in practice are sure to
continue and nurses at all levels are
encouraged to engage in evidence-based
patient care. In turn improvements will be
needed both in quality of nursing studies
and in nurses skills in locating,
understanding, critiquing and using
relevant study results.
Future of Nursing Careers
Predictions are that in 10 or 20
years, it will look nothing like it does
today! With new technologies and
drugs, changes in insurance and
health care policies, and the
shortage in nurses, the profession
will have to reinvest itself.
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Many nursing functions will be
automated. For example, documentation
and updating patient records, smart
beds to monitor vital signs, bar codes,
and automatic medicine carts could
reduce the time and errors in dispensing
medications, and voice-activated
technology would eliminate the need to
constantly write things down.
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As a result of nursing shortages,
healthcare facilities will be forced to
use their nurses judiciously. Nurses
will spend more time at the bedside
as educators and care coordinators
to refocus on the patient.
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With The lengths of patient stays
shortening, nurses will have to make the
best use of a shrinking amount of time
hospital stays. Nurses will also spend
more time in administration and
supervision positions
Nursing education
Nursing education  provides the
basic building blocks of medical,
scientific, and nursing knowledge,
but competence in the nursing
profession requires an ongoing
process of continuing education
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.Continuing education for
nurses is necessary for
the nurse to remain up to
date with the latest
practice issues and it is
necessary for patient’s
safety as well.
 Conclusion
Clearly, nursing’s future does
indeed include manifold
opportunities and challenges. The
profession must not be complacent
but it must become proactive in
shaping its future, otherwise
someone else will do it for us.