Overview Write a 2-page article about the history of and trends in nursing and nursing education. The role of the nurse educator has expanded with the times and moved beyond the faculty role in basic nursing education programs. Nurse educators are also staff development specialists, clinical nurse educators, nurse navigators, patient educators, researchers, and community health educators to name a few of the many options available. A multitude of forces beyond our control, including economic and political forces, may shape our profession of nursing. As nurse educators, however, it is our work to provide the educational foundations needed for patient care, for improved health status for all and for a well-prepared workforce of nurses. By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: · Competency 1: Analyze the historical evolution of nursing education.  . Explain historical influences on nursing and nursing education. . Analyze trends that may impact the future of nursing and nursing education. · Competency 8: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for a nursing education professional.  . Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and correctly format citations using APA format. Assessment Instructions Write a short article about the history and future trends of the nurse educator role. The article will run in a newsletter for nurses and nurse educators, and should be approximately 2 pages long. In your article, be sure to do the following: · Explain five key historical influences on nursing and nursing education today. Be sure to address why these influences are important and how they have had an impact. · Analyze three trends you believe will impact nursing and nursing education in the future. Explain how those trends relate to what you understand about nursing history. · Support your assertions with credible sources. You can use the Resources in this assessment and conduct additional research in the Capella library. Additional Requirements Your article should meet the following requirements: · Written communication: Written communication should be free of grammar and spelling errors that distract from the content. · APA format: Use correct APA format for all citations and references (if used). · Format: Submit your assessment as a Word document. · Length: Approximately two double-spaced pages, not including the title page and references page. · Font and font size: Times New Roman or Arial, 12 point. Substance or Behavioral Addictions As you have seen alcohol and substance abuse, as well as gambling addictions, are included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as behavioral disorders or diseases. Most of the other behavioral addictions, such as Internet addiction, have yet to be included. More research is needed before these behavior ...

1. Overview
Write a 2-page article about the history of and trends in nursing
and nursing education.
The role of the nurse educator has expanded with the times and
moved beyond the faculty role in basic nursing education
programs. Nurse educators are also staff development
specialists, clinical nurse educators, nurse navigators, patient
educators, researchers, and community health educators to name
a few of the many options available. A multitude of forces
beyond our control, including economic and political forces,
may shape our profession of nursing. As nurse educators,
however, it is our work to provide the educational foundations
needed for patient care, for improved health status for all and
for a well-prepared workforce of nurses.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will
demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies and assessment criteria:
· Competency 1: Analyze the historical evolution of nursing
education.
. Explain historical influences on nursing and nursing
education.
. Analyze trends that may impact the future of nursing and
nursing education.
· Competency 8: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly,
professional, and consistent with the expectations for a nursing
education professional.
. Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling,
grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and correctly format
citations using APA format.
Assessment Instructions
Write a short article about the history and future trends of the

2. nurse educator role. The article will run in a newsletter for
nurses and nurse educators, and should be approximately 2
pages long.
In your article, be sure to do the following:
· Explain five key historical influences on nursing and nursing
education today. Be sure to address why these influences are
important and how they have had an impact.
· Analyze three trends you believe will impact nursing and
nursing education in the future. Explain how those trends relate
to what you understand about nursing history.
· Support your assertions with credible sources. You can use the
Resources in this assessment and conduct additional research in
the Capella library.
Additional Requirements
Your article should meet the following requirements:
· Written communication: Written communication should be
free of grammar and spelling errors that distract from the
content.
· APA format: Use correct APA format for all citations and
references (if used).
· Format: Submit your assessment as a Word document.
· Length: Approximately two double-spaced pages, not
including the title page and references page.
· Font and font size: Times New Roman or Arial, 12 point.
Substance or Behavioral Addictions
As you have seen alcohol and substance abuse, as well as
gambling addictions, are included in the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual as behavioral disorders or diseases. Most of
the other behavioral addictions, such as Internet addiction, have
yet to be included. More research is needed before these
behaviors can be included in the manual. However, many people
agree that Internet addiction and other behavioral addictions are
similar to alcohol or substance abuse in many ways.
Alcohol and substance abuse are identified in the DSM-5 as a

3. disease, whereas the behavioral addictions (Internet, sex,
pornography, shopping, food, etc.) are not.
1.Do you think that compulsive behaviors, such as Internet
usage, shopping, and overeating should be included in the DSM-
V criteria? Why or why not
Substance or Behavioral Addictions
As y
ou have seen
alcohol and substance abuse, as well as gambling addictions, are
included in
the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
as behavioral disorders or diseases. Most of the other
behavioral
addictions, such as Internet addiction, have yet to be included.
More research is
needed before these behaviors can be included in the manual.
However, many people agree that
Internet addiction and other behavioral addictions are similar to
alcohol or subs
tance abuse in
many ways.
Alcohol and substance abuse are identified in the DSM
-
5 as a disease, whereas the behavioral
addictions (Internet, sex, pornography, shopping, food, etc.) are
not.
1.
Do you think that compulsive
behaviors, such as Internet usage, shopping, and

4. overeating should be included in the DSM
-
V criteria? Why or why not
1
Assessment 1 Context
As you start this course, it seems very appropriate to consider
where we have been as a
profession, both in nursing and nursing education, as well as
where you have been and are
going as a professional. This seems especially important at this
time in health care, where more
is demanded of nurses and, as the Institute of Medicine has
urged us in the subtitle of the report
The Future of Nursing (2010), we are to be "Leading Change,
Advancing Health."
A multitude of forces beyond our control, including economic
and political forces, may shape the
profession of nursing; as nurse educators, however, it is our
work to provide the educational
foundations needed for patient care, for improved health status
for all, and for a well-prepared
workforce of nurses.
The Nurse Educator Role
When we say we are nurse educators, the image that comes to
mind for many is that of a
nursing instructor in an undergraduate nursing program. The
work that person is engaged in is

5. teaching others how to be nurses. While that is certainly one
aspect of the nurse educator role,
the setting and the work may vary greatly and have expanded in
recent years. Today, nurse
educators are also staff development specialists, clinical nurse
educators, nurse navigators,
patient educators, researchers, and community health educators,
to name a few of the many
options available.
Some nurse educators, especially in university settings, will
hold joint appointments as nursing
faculty in a college of nursing and as clinicians in the university
hospital. Other educators will
work exclusively in a hospital or community setting, educating
staff, patients, or community.
Regardless of the setting, the role of educator encompasses
more than teaching; there is also
an expectation for scholarship and for service.
References
Institute of Medicine. (2010). The future of nursing: Leading
change, advancing health.
Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
Zorn, C. R. (2010). Becoming a nurse educator: Dialogue for an
emerging career. Sudbury, MA:
Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Assessment 1 ContextThe Nurse Educator
RoleReferencesInstitute of Medicine. (2010). The future of
nursing: Leading change, advancing health. Washington, DC:
National Academies Press.Zorn, C. R. (2010). Becoming a nurse
educator: Dialogue for an emerging career. Sudbury, MA: Jones
& Bartlett Learning.