- The future of nursing is vast as patient demands grow;
- Technological advancements encourage progress and enable continuous education;
- Old problems in the healthcare profession range from lateral violence to burnout require immediate addressing;
- Nurses roles and responsibilities increase, thus requiring the adaptation of practice to the latest trends.
Interventions and adjustments are necessary to ensure a positive future of nursing as the responsibilities of professionals grow alongside with patient demands.
Burnout, education, lateral violence, and changing patient needs are challenging for the profession. They can lead to further complications not only in terms of patient outcomes but also in regards to necessary nursing skills.
Significant planning and sufficient financial resources are needed to ensure that nurses receive the necessary skills to become successful;
Decreasing nurse burnout and increasing educational affordability will attract young nurses to the profession.
- Nurses affect patient outcomes;
- There is a need for increased collaboration;
- The burden of burnout needs to be reduced in the future of nursing;
- Lateral violence is a problem of inefficient work environments that require better attention;
- Continual education is a method for ensuring that the profession develops based on practice trends.
Since nurses have a large impact on patient outcomes, sufficient support for their needs and requirements is necessary for the future;
Greater collaboration between nurses is seen as a positive change in the future of the profession;
Nurses who are new to the profession will benefit from the elevation of the burden of burnout that limits their opportunities.
Lateral violence can be addressed through education and the increased attention to the problem.
Without continual education, positive changes in the profession are impossible. Education can aid in the achievement of new roles, higher wages of personnel, and recognition of nursed among their colleagues.
