Vision for the Future of Nursing

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Vision for the Future of Nursing Nur/391. Michelle Dorin

In this speech I am going to talk about my vision for the future of nursing.
Evidence-based practice is what everyone is talking about in healthcare. EBP is not new to nursing as Florence Nightingale stated in her book Notes on Nursing. “The most important practical lesson that can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe—how to observe—what symptoms indicate improvement—which are of none—which are the evidence of neglect—and what kind of neglect.” As we advance in healthcare, EBP must be encouraged as it is essential to the advancement in nursing science and nursing knowledge, so nurses can continue to provide high quality, effective, and new healthcare in a fast changing world. The direct care nurse must be encouraged to ask if there is a better way to do something that will improve the patient outcome. We must present research to the direct care nurse in understandable ways. While expanding nurses knowledge in the patient field, it is also important there has to be knowledge in the technological field.
As we advance in nursing with new technologies and knowledge we have begun to require theory bases that are easier to understand in the nursing practice. We need to correlate are our research and practice to these theories.
Nursing research is essential for the growth of the nursing profession. With use of EBP, nurses can implement evidence and research in their clinical care. As we continue to use EBP direct care nurses will have to the opportunity to participate in research.
Some of the new roles and opportunities in nursing are care coordinator/case managers, community liaisons, and health coaches. With the transforming healthcare setting we have the opportunity to help provide safe quality and cost effective patient centered care.

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