Healthcare is of vital importance to the daily life of humans. The health industry, thus, has to be incessantly dynamic, ensuring continual medical innovation. This guarantees it stays ahead not only technologically but also in performance, monitoring and training. Nursing is one of healthcare’s most important profession. It is particularly interesting to me as it plays a crucial role in healthcare: emphasizing patient care. I am ardent about being considerate and find it particularly charming to care for patients and recuperate their health, preventing illness and injuries. This essay will explore emerging trends in nursing by examining an article on the topic.
Nurses are always on the frontline of healthcare, combining health services principles with the art of caring to ensure they offer patients the best recovery and comfort. They follow the doctor’s instructions, ensuring patients receive organized, high-quality care ethically. In addition, nurses act as health educators, advocates for patients, and co-coordinators of various healthcare services (Manu, 2018). Thus, nurses ought to be continually equipped with the necessary skills. Consequently, education for nurses does not end even after finishing their four years nursing program, but learning for them is an unceasing process. The services offered by nurses are broad, including in adult facilities, offices, the military, and private clinics. The fact that nurses centers on patient care and this can be applied diversely makes the field of interest to me.
Interesting Main Points
The online resource selected relates to emerging trends in nursing, an article titled 23 Nursing Trends We Expect to See in 2023. The most interesting points include: the online education program’s continual upsurge in popularity. Greater demand for Nurse practitioners due to shortage of primary care physicians. Increased salaries for registered nurses, chatbots, and telehealth services applications in nursing, thus ensuring patients can access care easily. More emphasis is being placed on holistic care and increasing demand for nurses. These points are of interest to me as they impact the profession positively and are also within my area of specialty and passion. I have acquired most of the skills required to be a nurse, and thus increased demand for nurses and an upsurge in salaries will impact me and the profession positively by increasing morale. On the other hand, using chatbots and Telehealth services and emphasis on holistic care will improve the profession by ensuring better patient care and efficiency.
Important Points Learned
The use of chatbots and telepaths is of particular importance as far as learning emerging trends in nursing is concerned. These technologies help make nursing and medical access for patients easier. The aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic occasioned increased virtual healthcare demand. Particularly statistics from a report by the U.S Department of Health & Human established that 23% of the sampled patients had nursing appointments (Carson-Newman University Online, 2022). The pandemic’s aftermath and the continued need to reduce physical interaction resulted in the prediction that chatbots and telepath services will continue as the norm in the profession in 2023.
In conclusion, an enlightening aspect of the technology from the article is that these technologies make it possible for patients to manage particular aspects of their health. This is made possible as through technologies, patients can schedule appointments, request prescription refills, and see their test results (Carson-Newman University Online, 2022). Virtual appointments allow patients to see their nurses and doctors through live video feeds (Carson-Newman University Online, 2022). Identically chatbots aid patients with appointment bookings and reminders to take their medication (Carson-Newman University Online, 2022). This all illustrates the possibilities that technology has made possible.
Information Literacy Strategies Determining the Credibility and Relevance of The Source
The article used is credible and offers a relevant example of an emerging trend. The information literacy strategy used to determine its credibility is that it is published by a respectable institution, Carson-Newman University Online, which has a reputable nursing faculty. It is also up-to-date, updated within the last two months, on November 27, 2022. It also examines the topics from various perspectives and is thus unbiased; for example, it acknowledges that the nursing profession faced challenges facing the coronavirus pandemic. The university has also been in existence since 1851(Carson-Newman University Online, 2022). This further proves its reputation and, thus, the source’s reliability.
The Professional Benefit of the Emerging Trends in Nursing
The information has been very helpful in preparing for my professional nursing Journey by helping me stay informed of emerging nursing trends. It will help bridge the professional gaps I may be having. I have equipped myself with the basics and needed nursing education. This is complemented by the current trends I have learned from the article. Including the use of technologies such as chatbots and telepaths and improving nursing and patient conditions through better compensation of nurses and improved patient care will help better my practice. I have also been able to learn the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic occasioned. This will prepare me for future challenges that might occur during my practice. I will be able to utilize the mitigation and alternative yet effective methods, including technology, to ensure the continued care of patients in instances of such challenges.
References
Carson-Newman University Online. (2022). 23 Nursing Trends We Expect to See in 2023. Web.
Manu, M. (2018). Importance of nursing – a review. Advanced Nursing & Patient Care International Journal, 2(4), 2-19. Web.