Umm Al – Qura University

Faculty of Nursing

Trends in Nursing Education

Prepared by
Dr. Hala Yehia
Assistant Prof. Nursing Management
The millennium has become the
metaphor for the extraordinary challenges
and opportunities available to the nursing
profession and to those academic
institutions responsible for preparing the
next generation of nurses. Signal change
is all around us, defining not only what
we teach, but also how we teach our
students
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trends of
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The trends
trends of
of nursing
nursing
education
education
1. Changing
Demographics
Greater
Nursing life expectancy
practice, of and
education,
individuals
research must withembrace
chronicandand
respond
acute conditions
to these changingwill challenge and
demographics,
the health
nurses carefocus
must system's ability tohealth,
on spiritual
provide
as well efficient
as theand physical
effective and
continuing care. health
psychosocial of the
population.
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The trends
trends of
of nursing
nursing
education
education
2. The Technological
Explosion 

The rapid growth in

information
Nurses of the 21sttechnology
century need to
be skilled
has already in had
the use of computer
a radical
technology.onFaster
impact and more
health careflexible
access to data and new
delivery and the education means of
observation and communication are
of nurses.
having an impact on how nursing
research is conducted.
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The trends
trends of
of nursing
nursing
education
education
3. Globalization of the World's Economy and Society

Globalization has been brought about by

Nursing science needs to address health care
many factors, including advances in
issues, such as emerging and reemerging
information technology and communications,
infections, that result from globalization.
international travel. Along with the potential
Nursing education and research must become
for rapid disease transmission, there is
more internationally focused to disseminate
potential for dramatic improvements in health
information and benefit from the multicultural
due to knowledge transfer between cultures
experience.
and health care systems.
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The trends
trends of
of nursing
nursing
education
education
4. The Era of the Educated Consumer, , Alternative Therapies
and Genomics

The educated consumer despite some

Nurses must be prepared to understand
information gaps, today's patient is a
this changed relationship and be skilled
well-informed consumer who expects to
in helping patients and families
participate in decisions affecting
maximize opportunities to manage
personal and family health care. their
health.
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The trends
trends of
of nursing
nursing
education
education
5. Shift to Population-Based Care and the Increasing Complexity
of Patient Care

Rising costs and an aging population have

led to new settings and systems of care
across the health care continuum.
Nurses must demonstrate management Managed
care and risk-based have forced a
skills at both the organizational and shift
from episodic care with an acute
patient care levels. These concepts
orientation to care management with
must be incorporated into the nursing a
focus on
curriculum.population-based outcomes.
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The trends
trends of
of nursing
nursing
education
education
6. The Growing need for Interdisciplinary Education for
Collaborative Practice

Teaching methods that incorporate

opportunities
The health carefor interdisciplinary
delivery system of
education
the andrely
future will collaborative
on teams ofpractice are
required
nurses, to prepare
nurse nurses for their
practitioners,
unique professional
physicians, role and
dentists, social to
workers,
understand the
pharmacists, androle
otherofproviders
other disciplines
to
in the
work care of patients. 
together
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The trends
trends of
of nursing
nursing
education
education
7. Significant advances in Nursing Science and
Research

Research is conducted to improve patient

there isand
outcomes a need for enhanced
promote the health and well-
mentorship
being for newespecially
of communities, researchers to most
of the
vulnerable populations.
strengthen skills and capacity to
conduct meaningful nursing
research.