This unit intrigued me quite a
bit purely from the title only. I have often wondered about the future of
nursing. As I began to consider a career in healthcare, the Affordable
Care Act was passed. I believed and still believe that this piece of
legislature will play a huge role in the inner workings of careers in medicine.
I steered clear of chiropractics because of it. It actually pushed
me towards nursing because I believed that the future of healthcare, due
largely to the ACA, would be led by nurses. I hope that I am right!!
This unit helped me to see a few
things about healthcare and the general public and the way that nurses and
their role are perceived in healthcare. I learned quite a bit about the
current structure of healthcare and the way things are done at national and
state levels. I have come to the realization that I wish there were more
standardization of roles in healthcare on a national level instead of being
different from state to state. It seems odd that there isn't more
standardization, especially since the test to become a nurse is a national
standardized test.
I enjoyed reading other team
members views on the future of nursing. I think that it is bright, but I
feel that things need to take place soon or we could see some difficult times
ahead. One team member brought up the need for "money to talk
louder." I think that right now it doesn't "pay" to
advance in education and or degrees in which you are still a RN (i.e. BSN,
MSN). I believe this to be true. I think that nurses need to push
for more to blaze way for the future of nursing. The information gained
from the video of
Dr. Gonzalez-Guarda will be very important as I continue in my career.
I would also like to become more involved in the decision making aspects
of the future of nursing as my career advances. This will be very
important to me.
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