Analyze trends that may impact the future of nursing and nursing education.
Overview
Write a 2-page article about the history of and trends in nursing and nursing education.
The role of the nurse educator has expanded with the times and moved beyond the faculty role in basic nursing education programs. Nurse educators are also staff development specialists, clinical nurse educators, nurse navigators, patient educators, researchers, and community health educators to name a few of the many options available. A multitude of forces beyond our control, including economic and political forces, may shape our profession of nursing. As nurse educators, however, it is our work to provide the educational foundations needed for patient care, for improved health status for all and for a well-prepared workforce of nurses.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
· Competency 1: Analyze the historical evolution of nursing education.
. Explain historical influences on nursing and nursing education.
. Analyze trends that may impact the future of nursing and nursing education.
· Competency 8: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for a nursing education professional.
. Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and correctly format citations using APA format.
Assessment Instructions
Write a short article about the history and future trends of the nurse educator role. The article will run in a newsletter for nurses and nurse educators, and should be approximately 2 pages long.
In your article, be sure to do the following:
· Explain five key historical influences on nursing and nursing education today. Be sure to address why these influences are important and how they have had an impact.
· Analyze three trends you believe will impact nursing and nursing education in the future. Explain how those trends relate to what you understand about nursing history.
· Support your assertions with credible sources. You can use the Resources in this assessment and conduct additional research in the Capella library.
Additional Requirements
Your article should meet the following requirements:
· Written communication: Written communication should be free of grammar and spelling errors that distract from the content.
· APA format: Use correct APA format for all citations and references (if used).
· Format: Submit your assessment as a Word document.
· Length: Approximately two double-spaced pages, not including the title page and references page.
· Font and font size: Times New Roman or Arial, 12 point.
Assessment 1 Context As you start this course, it seems very appropriate to consider where we have been as a profession, both in nursing and nursing education, as well as where you have been and are going as a professional. This seems especially important at this time in health care, where more is demanded of nurses and, as the Institute of Medicine has urged us in the subtitle of the report The Future of Nursing (2010), we are to be “Leading Change, Advancing Health.”
A multitude of forces beyond our control, including economic and political forces, may shape the profession of nursing; as nurse educators, however, it is our work to provide the educational foundations needed for patient care, for improved health status for all, and for a well-prepared workforce of nurses.
The Nurse Educator Role When we say we are nurse educators, the image that comes to mind for many is that of a nursing instructor in an undergraduate nursing program. The work that person is engaged in is teaching others how to be nurses. While that is certainly one aspect of the nurse educator role, the setting and the work may vary greatly and have expanded in recent years. Today, nurse educators are also staff development specialists, clinical nurse educators, nurse navigators, patient educators, researchers, and community health educators, to name a few of the many options available.
Some nurse educators, especially in university settings, will hold joint appointments as nursing faculty in a college of nursing and as clinicians in the university hospital. Other educators will work exclusively in a hospital or community setting, educating staff, patients, or community. Regardless of the setting, the role of educator encompasses more than teaching; there is also an expectation for scholarship and for service.
References Institute of Medicine. (2010). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health.
Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
Zorn, C. R. (2010). Becoming a nurse educator: Dialogue for an emerging career. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
- Assessment 1 Context
- The Nurse Educator Role
- References
- Institute of Medicine. (2010). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
- Zorn, C. R. (2010). Becoming a nurse educator: Dialogue for an emerging career. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
- References
- The Nurse Educator Role
