Biomaterial Database

Future trends in nursing practice and technology. 1991

B Fuszard

School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912.

Rural hospitals will be affected by changes in nursing anticipated in the future. Welcome changes will be the maturity and life experiences new graduates will bring to the work setting, knowledge of computers, and a broadening database. New graduates will also know various methods of care delivery, including case management, and will be able to select the delivery system that best meets the needs of the patients and institution. They will be more autonomous and possess leadership and management skills. With their knowledge of community as well as institutional nursing, they will be able to draw upon the skills of both groups to bring the two areas of nursing into continuity of care for patients. A difficulty ahead for rural hospitals is recruitment of new graduates, the majority of whom will have established families and lives elsewhere. And the practice of developing their own employees for higher levels of nursing will be compounded by the doubling of time necessary to complete nursing programs in the future.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009738	Nursing Service, Hospital	The hospital department which is responsible for the organization and administration of nursing activities.	Hospital Nursing Service,Service, Hospital Nursing,Hospital Nursing Services,Nursing Services, Hospital,Services, Hospital Nursing
D009741	Nursing Staff, Hospital	Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in a hospital.	Hospital Nursing Staff,Hospital Nursing Staffs,Nursing Staffs, Hospital,Staff, Hospital Nursing,Staffs, Hospital Nursing
D004506	Education, Nursing	Use for general articles concerning nursing education.	Nursing Education,Educations, Nursing,Nursing Educations
D005544	Forecasting	The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.	Futurology,Projections and Predictions,Future,Predictions and Projections
D006280	Health Workforce	The availability of HEALTH PERSONNEL. It includes the demand and recruitment of both professional and allied health personnel, their present and future supply and distribution, and their assignment and utilization.	Health Manpower,Health Occupations Manpower,Manpower, Health,Manpower, Health Occupations,Workforce, Health
D006780	Hospitals, Rural	Hospitals located in a rural area.	Rural Hospitals,Hospital, Rural,Rural Hospital
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D016294	Models, Nursing	Theoretical models simulating behavior or activities in nursing, including nursing care, management and economics, theory, assessment, research, and education. Some examples of these models include Orem Self-Care Model, Roy Adaptation Model, and Rogers Life Process Model.	Nursing Models,Model, Nursing,Nursing Model,Orem Self-Care Model,Model, Orem Self-Care,Models, Orem Self-Care,Orem Self Care Model,Orem Self-Care Models,Self-Care Model, Orem,Self-Care Models, Orem
D017009	Professional Autonomy	The quality or state of being independent and self-directing, especially in making decisions, enabling professionals to exercise judgment as they see fit during the performance of their jobs.	Self Regulation, Professional,Autonomy, Professional,Professional Self Regulation,Regulation, Professional Self