Mnemonic for Trends and Issues in Nursing Education.

Topic: Trends and Issues in Nursing Education I. Definition a. Nursing Education b. Trends c. Issues II. Trends and Issues in Nursing Education Nursing Education “ Nursing education is a professional education which is consciously & systematically planned & implemented through instruction & discipline & aims the harmonious development of the physical, intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual & aesthetic powers or abilities of the students in order to render professional nursing care to people of all ages, in all phases of health & illness, in a variety of setting, in the best or highest possible manner.” Trends A general direction in which something is developing or changing. Issues An important topic or problem for debate or discussion. Trends and Issues in Nursing Education 1. Curriculum changes 2. Technology - reliance 3. Rewarding career 4. Educational quality assurance 5. New specialties emergence 6. Diminishing govt. role 7. Shortage of fund 8. Innovations in teaching &learning 9. Shortage of Nurse Educators 10. Service side - talented Nurses 11. Uniformity & standardization 12. Enhanced study status 13. Student Nurses - Nursing students 14. Others a. Coping with the impact of globalization b. Transnational acceptance c. Preference to short term clinical performance 1. Curriculum changes Flexible design, Competency based, Focused on outcome Emphasis o student participation Friendly nature. 2. Technology - reliance More reliance on technology Tool – teaching & learning Use of educational psychology Emphasis on high-tech-high touch approach (high technology - 3 H of nursing care - Preserve human element of nursing care without undermining technological advancement. Digital media 3. Rewarding career Ensuring a promising career Ensure a career 100 % after professional education any where in the country or in the alien countries 4. Educational quality assurance Quality cx measures Accreditation bodies- Uniformity Process of monitoring evaluating efficiency & effectiveness 5. New specialties emergence According to the needs and demand of the public and development of the profession the new speciality programmes are added day by day. 6. Diminishing govt. role Nursing education – contribution more by privatization than govt. 7. Shortage of fund from the part of govt. leads to – privatization – Nsg education. 8. Innovations in teaching & learning Online flat form learning 9. Shortage of Nurse Educators Potential shortage of nurse educators 10. Service side - more talented Nurses Talented nurses – opting career in service side for better prospectus 11. Uniformity & standardization Various universities & Nsg. boards – uniformity & standards 12. Enhanced study status 13. Student Nurses - Nursing students formerly - student nurses 14. Others a. Coping with the impact of gglobalization - preparation of global nurses-Developing country – India – quality nurses – can work in all parts of the world b. Transnational acceptance Accepted world wide – highly qualified Indian nurses – accepted in the whole universe - quality c. Preference to short term clinical performance Hope this video will be beneficial to the students. Thank you. Prof. Reginold Michayel. D