The document discusses current trends and issues in nursing education, emphasizing the shift from traditional to collaborative learning approaches and the increasing reliance on technology. Key trends include flexible curricula, a focus on competencies, and the emergence of new specialties in nursing. It also highlights issues such as discipline, race, and the diminishing role of government in nursing education, alongside the growing need for standardization and quality assurance.

1. CURRENT TRENDS AND
ISSUES IN NURSING

2. Introduction
If one is to be Educator, one must be a learner, and if
one is to Educate in a democracy, one must live by its
principles, Education is not just a job- it is a way of life.
The objective of Education is not to “shape citizens to
the uses of society, but to produce citizens to shape a
better society”. Every individual should have access to a
type of Education that permits maximum development
of his potential and capabilities. Thus, Education is a
process, the chief goal of which is to bring about
change in the behaviour of the student in the course of
a given period of time.

3. DEFINITION
• TREND : Trend is an event that occurs overtime and
shows a series of fluctuation in its patterns –
STANHOPE LANCASTER
• TREND is a change which takes place consciously in
an informal way over the years.
• ISSUE : An issue is a topic of interest which leads
into a discussion and requiring a decision.

4. Then → Now
• Then: Traditional approach – objectives with
closely orchestrated learning experiences;
faculty controlled.
• Now: Competencies and outcomes; focus on
“end product”; faculty-student collaborative
learning process

5. • Knowledge and information being major
source.
• Technology more widely used: rapid changes.
• Greater, faster, access to information.
• Declining philanthropy (love of mankind).
TREND ANALYSIS IN NURSING

6. CONTD…
• A more highly Educated public.
• Continued focus on evidence and value for
money.
• Access to care a key issues.
• More ethical dilemmas for the health system.

7. CONTD….
• Human rights an ongoing process.
• Better Educated and more mobile health
work force.
• Greater use of information of
communication technology.

8. CONTD…
• Greater investment in research and
development.
• Increasing networking and working
together.
• Rising skill requirement.

9. 1.Curriculum changes: Flexible curriculum designs
are evolving to facilitate diversity of Educational
opportunity and overcome barriers of distance and
time. These curricula are often competency based,
focused on outcome and emphasis student
participation and responsibility for learning.
CURRENT TRENDS IN NURSING

10. CONTD…
2.Innovation in Teaching and Learning: In
Nursing Education, lots of innovations are
taking place in the areas of teaching and
learning. Invariably, these innovations lead to
intellectual development, personal
development and career development.

11. CONTD…
3.Educational quality assurance: It is a process for
monitoring and evaluating efficiency and
effectiveness of educational provision and to
institute remedial measures as and when needed.
Motivated by this situation, accrediting bodies and
nurse Educators are expressing deep concern
regarding the quality of nursing education.

12. 4.More reliance on technology: Technology exerts
greater influences on Nursing Education as a tool for
teaching and learning. Judicious use of educational
psychology in the development and practice of
educational technology has increased its user
friendly nature considerably.
CONTD…

13. CONTD…
5.Emphasis on High-Tech-High-Touch Approach: High-tech-
high-touch approach in nursing care was devised to preserve
the human component of nursing care without undermining
the advantages of technological advancements in the field of
patient care. Present day nursing education is preparing the
students to maintain the human elements of nursing while
caring the patients with the help of sophisticated gadgets.

14. CONTD….
6.Preperation of global nurses: Nursing Education is all
set to reap benefits created by globalization and
liberalization by way of preparing global nurses.
Many institutions are preparing students with a
global perspective through providing learning
experience to each student’s knowledge in English
along with the attainment of other objectives.

15. CONTD…
7.Trans-National Acceptance: Nursing
educational programmes in one nation is
widely accepted by other nations. In fact, this
Trans-national acceptance is the main reason
for the development of Nursing education in
the countries like India.

16. CONTD…
8.Ensuring a promising career: Unlike many
professional educational programs, nursing
education ensures a promising career either in India
or abroad. A study conducted by Johnson and
Johnson reveals that nursing education will maintain
this status at least for the coming twenty years.

17. CONTD…
9.Emergence of new specialities: In par
with the development in the medical
and new specialities to education is also
offering new specialities to meet the
needs of community

18. CONTD…
10.Increased opportunities for higher
education/studies: Many institutions are
offering programs such as post certificate B.Sc
nursing, Msc nursing, M Phil and PhD. An
eligible candidate can easily pursue higher
education without much time lag.

19. CONTD…
11.Preference of short term clinical programs than
postgraduate programs: Many graduate nurses prefer short
term clinical programs of six months to one year duration like
trauma nursing, critical care nursing etc: than postgraduate
programs, while deciding to go for higher studies. One year
mandatory experience after completing B.Sc nursing for
getting M.Sc nursing admission also contributed to this trend.

20. CONTD…
12.Potential shortage of nurse educators: As a result of the
existing career opportunities in the service sector when
compared to the Educational side, talented nurses are now
opting a career in the service side for better prospectus. This
may lead to a shortage of nurse educators in the near future.
Since the presence of talented nurses in the service sector
will do a lot in uplifting the public image of our profession; it
is not wise to prevent this flow.

21. CONTD…
13.Diminishing Government role: Shortage of
funds coupled with certain policy decisions
has prevented the government from investing
further in the field of nursing education. Now,
the private sector is playing a dominant role
for development of nursing education.

22. CONTD…
14.Uniformity and standardization: Various
universities and nursing boards are conducting
nursing programs in a different manner. Even though
efforts are on the way bringing about the much
needed uniformity and standardization, nothing
significant has been achieved so far.

23. CURRENT ISSUES IN EDUCATION
1.Discipline and security
2.Race, ethnicity and equality
3.Mainstreaming
4.Public versus private

24. SUMMARIZATION
 INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION
TREND ANALYSIS IN NURSING
CURRENT TRENDS IN NURSING
CURRENT ISSUES IN NURSING

25. RECAPTUALISATION
? DEFINE TRENDS AND ISSUES
? ENLIST CURRENT TRENDS IN
NURSING
? ENLIST CURRENT ISSUES IN
NURSING