Shaping The Future Of Nursing Education & Practice In The Twenty-First Century

Transformations taking place in nursing and nursing education have been driven by developments in health care delivery and professional issues unique to nursing: Changing Demographics and Increasing Diversity, The Technological Explosion, The Era of the Educated Consumer, Alternative Therapies and Genomics, and Palliative Care, The Growing Need for Interdisciplinary Education for Collaborative Practice, Opportunities for Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development, Signicant Advances in Nursing Science and Research. An improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression can be achieved through higher levels of education and training of nurses. Academic institutions have a responsibility to prepare nurses to meet diverse patient needs and advance science to provide highest levels of quality care to patients. There is a need to transform nursing education to work effectively with other health professionals in a fast-changing health system, globally. Continuous lifelong learning through modern methods of learning and teaching and a dynamic curriculum will prepare the nurses to meet the challenges of the new millennium.