Futuristic Nursing: Vision For The Future of Nursing

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FUTURISTIC NURSING

VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF NURSING


In many ways this is a time of chaos within health care systems around the world.
The economic downturn in the global society has impacted on health care. In many
places services have been cut and access to services reduced. In addition, new
diseases such as AIDS, SARS and the threat of bio-terrorism have entered our
lives. New technologies and treatments occur rapidly, but are often expensive, and
financing these advances can be difficult. Patients are moved out of hospital
rapidly, and those that remain are more acutely ill than they have been in the past.
Those discharged patients often need more assistance at home and in the
community than in previous years, and those services can also be
expensive. Nurses are a vital part of the health care scene, but nursing shortages
have appeared in many areas, the nursing profession needs to begin to recognize
new trends and patterns that are emerging in health care.
1. Rapid changes in health care technology and therapies
likely mean continued lowered acute care stays. Driving forces include increasing
lysophisticated surgical technologies that are less invasive and promote
quicker healing. New therapies may reduce sick time, hopefully even in areas such
as cancer, HIV/AIDS and genetic disorders. However, as those technologies
have prolonged the lifespan, reduced mortality has changed fatal illness into more
chronic illness, which may still require care and control. The growth
of telemedicine, tele-nursing, and tele-health will also change the way we function
,and have great potential and challenges for the development of new nursing roles.
With lowered acute care stays, many more people will require care in their own
communities. Nurses need to be better prepared to work within this area;financial
issues of care provision need to be addressed and nurses need to be better prepared
to work with chronic care needs.
2. Demographic trends, epidemiological trends, and health care
statistics
these help us recognize health care needs for society and give information
for future planning of cost effective services. Increasing lifespan is a driving force
for the development of improved services for the elderly. End of life care has
received more attention over the last few years, but nursing research into this area
needs to be further developed and findings disseminated. In many societies

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