This document discusses trends in the nursing profession. It states that trends refer to general directions or tendencies, especially of events and opinions. Trends in nursing are influenced by social changes, changes in other professions, changes within nursing, and changes occurring internationally. The document outlines several trends influencing nursing, such as efforts to improve rural healthcare in India, advances in technology, specialization in medicine, and the development of new medical equipment and treatments. It also notes trends in nursing education toward higher degrees and changes in nurses' working conditions and pay. The document concludes by mentioning several issues related to the nursing profession.

1. From-
Mr. ASHOK BISHNOI
Lecturer, JINR

2. Introduction:-
 Trends:-It denote general direction & tendencies
specially of events, of opinion.
 Nursing trends:-refers to direction towards which the
different nursing events have moved or are moving as
well as the opinion in & around nursing that are found
in & about nursing profession.
 Trends in nursing that is changes currently taking place
in any area of nursing which the profession as a whole.
 These do not occur independently but each one has a
basis of related changes in other fields.

3.  Social change
 Change in other profession
 Change in nursing profession itself in the
country
 Change taking place in other countries in
nursing world.

4.  Nursing profession serves to meet the need of the
society particularly the needs related to health &
well being.
 The changes in society will influence to bring about
changes in nursing profession.
1. At present, efforts are made by government of
India to deliver the health care to the community
especially in rural area.
2. Overall improvement in the education of people
with ever growing awareness about health & health
need.

5.  Now women are more educated & take up jobs
out of home to serve & earn.
 Advancement of technology
eg. Automatization, Industrialization, Urbanization
 After independence, government began to make
serious efforts to meet health need of nation by
implementing recommendation of bhore
committee.

6. Trends in nursing profession are closely related to those
in medical profession.
 Medical profession is fastly changing profession & The
era of specialization & super specialization has come.
 Morden health care facility like ICU, ICCU, Renal unit,
Organ transplant unit etc
 Biomedical science have far advanced resulting in newer
diagnostic equipment such as scanner, New drugs,
monitoring system in field of health care all over the
world.

7. There is trends in nursing profession towards
meeting the criteria of profession. It is fast
moving in some areas & slower in other areas.
◦ Trends to take up education leading to bachelor’s
degree in nursing ,master degree as well as doctoral
degree.
◦ Trends related to tuition fee eg. Paid stipends, free
hiring, accommodation , food & uniform but service is
expected from the nurse.
◦ Trends related to changes in working condition for
nurses.

8. International influence is brought about by many
ways-
◦ Fast growing trends to post basic dgree programmes.
◦ INC promote sharing of ideas & common interest
between member of national organization.
◦ Exchange of professional literature like international
review, Professional journals, articles etc

9. Issue related to nursing profession:-
 Various issue in nursing profession may be related to
the profession , education ,Practice,& nurses
themselves.
 Status in nursing in society in Health care delivery
system.
 Value reflect in our nursing profession
 Quality in nursing hand in hand education &
practiced in hand b/w nursing
 Unique function of nursing

10.  Different level of nursing required in country
 Evidenced base nursing research.
 Expanded & extended role of nurse
 Globalisation in the profession
 Nursing leadership bringing change in health
scenario according to community demand.