Go back to the discussion topic in Week 1 and review your discussion posts.

Have any of your thoughts or concepts of trends in nursing have changed since week 1.  Please share specific examples.

BELOW IS MY POST FROM WEEK 1:

When I think of issues and trends in nursing, I think of how there are constant changes in the management of patients and healthcare facilities based on the prevailing social, technological and economic changes. Issues and trends in nursing are patterns, development and changes that occur in the healthcare sectors to enhance the delivery of care services. Nursing issues and trends encompass a wide range of issues depending on the challenges the nursing sector faces at a particular time.

Issues and trends have affected nursing regulations and policies, particularly in the United States. Constant amendments and changes of policies and laws affecting nurses are crucial to ensure that healthcare personnel work within the framework of the law. The national, state and country are changed to fit international laws and policies. Nurses across the globe should be updated on the current issues and trends in nursing policies and regulations to comply with patient care.

Due to technological advancement, nurses must continue implementing new technologies to enhance data storage and real-time retrieval of patients’ medical care to facilitate care based on evidence-based information. The current trends in implementing advanced technologies in the nursing sector are in the right direction. For instance, implementing electronic health records (EHR) has improved communication and collaboration between nurses, particularly during patient complications and medical errors through the Internet.

I understand that the nursing sector is dynamic and influenced by other factors such as social, economic and politics of not only countries but the entire world. In this regard, nurses keep changing their methods, laws, policies, and techniques to handle patient challenges. 

• How does culture influence your healthcare delivery?
• What impact on healthcare do you see related to cultural issues (disparities)

you will focus on developing clinical partnerships.

In your text, Teaching in Nursing and the Role of the Nurse Educator, the authors examine several different types of clinical partnerships and models of clinical education.  Clinical partnerships must meet the needs of the educational institution and the clinical agency.  Colleges of nursing often compete for the same clinical slots and are dependent on effective clinical partnerships.  Sustaining good relationships are critical to providing optimal learning experiences for students. There is typically a clinical coordinator at the college and another at the clinical agency.  The nurses in these leadership positions have the primary responsibility for negotiating partnerships and determining clinical placement.

Put yourself in the place of one of these two individuals (academic or agency coordinator), whichever you prefer. Conduct research to better learn the roles, responsibilities, and challenges of the position.  In addition to the book, which is fairly theoretical, find articles that might direct you in a more practical way as you negotiated clinical partnerships from either position.  

Sources: You can use any of the posted articles and your books as references. Find at least two additional peer-reviewed nursing journal articles that relate to your area of focus. 

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