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1. Role of a nurse in the Emerging Health-care Environment
Role of a nurse in the Emerging Health-care EnvironmentRole of a nurse in the Emerging
Health-care EnvironmentRole of a nurse in the Emerging Health-care EnvironmentMartha
GomezFlorida National UniversityIntroductionThe current times are highly exciting in the
healthcare industry. Healthcare today is marked by a high number of changes in delivery of
care, increased use and advancement in technology, high patient expectations, and changes
in the workplace resulting in growing and evolving role of nurses (Luz, Shadmi & Drach-
Zahavy, 2019). Due to the changes occurring in the healthcare industry and elsewhere in the
community, nurses of the future need to prepare for a shift in role as new challenges and
opportunities changes nursing.Statement of IssueChanges in the healthcare sector and in
the society have had significant impacts on role of nurses today. While critical thinking,
clinical skills, compassion and people skills have always been critical in nursing, today they
need to be practiced in a complex environment with new challenges and opportunities.
Nurses have always been at the front line of trends in healthcare, often requiring to have
improvements in education in order to lead the changes. As such, these changes will affect
the way nurses carry out their work in the future.ORDER NOW FOR ORIGINAL,
PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSEvidence ing the issueThere are several areas where nurses
have been affected by the changing healthcare environment which will continue to
significantly affect nursing. These include:Health quality initiatives and promotion of
patient outcomes: As the most direct patient caregivers, nurses play a critical role in the
process of improving care quality and patient outcomes (Amiri et al., 2019). Throughout the
US safety records and satisfaction rates are available easily due to efforts of
nursesPromotion of use of technology in healthcare: Nurses have had to stay sharp and
keep up with technology. Nurses are the first healthcare receptors of such innovations as
electronic health records and remote monitoring tools used by patients (Dorsey et al.,
2020).Changes in healthcare delivery systems: Changes in areas of nurse practice such as
the introduction of ambulatory surgery centers where patients can get services out of
hospitals have increased job opportunities for nurses. Research shows that newly licensed
nurses have embraced jobs in nursing homes, home health and ambulatory settings (Parker,
2019).Changes in patient: Demographic shifts, improved consumer education and increased
access to healthcare services are changing interactions between nurses and patients
(Dorsey et al., 2020). Other factors such as increase in older people also affect
nurses.Increased need for education: Most nurses today has opted to go back to school to
respond to changes and new challenges in healthcare.PredictionNurses of the Future will

2. take up healthcare leadership and redesign care in the society. With nurses being involved
in all aspects of the increasingly complex healthcare system, they are the glue that will hold
together healthcare in the future. Moreover, large number of nurses today are going for
higher education to achieve bachelors and doctorate degrees hence position themselves for
huge responsibilities.Future Nurses will be involved in community health practices with
emphasis on disease prevention. Legislations such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA),
promote healthcare education to reduce rates of hospital admissions.Nurses of the future
will require to be highly accountable and responsible in providing care. There has been an
increase in healthcare consumer education owing to technology and the internet where
information is readily available (Dorsey et al., 2020). Mistakes in the healthcare may
therefore results legal claims and reimbursement which means extra care has to be
observed by nurses to prevent such challengesNurses will work in collaborative teams with
other healthcare professionals. Increased teamwork and multi-professional teams are
expected in future.ConclusionChange is inevitable and nurses have to be ready for massive
shifts in the healthcare industry that will affect them. If properly positioned, nurses will be
at the forefront of the healthcare system, leading and guiding other healthcare
professionals.ReferencesAmiri, A., Solankallio-Vahteri, T., & Tuomi, S. (2019). Role of nurses
in improving patient safety: evidence from surgical complications in 21
countries.International journal of nursing sciences,6(3), 239-246.Dorsey, J. D., Hill, P.,
Moran, N., Nations Azzari, C., Reshadi, F., Shanks, I., & Williams, J. D. (2020). Leveraging the
Existing US Healthcare Structure for Consumer Financial Well?Being: Barriers,
Opportunities, and a Framework toward Future Research.Journal of Consumer
Affairs,54(1), 70-99.Luz, S., Shadmi, E., & Drach-Zahavy, A. (2019). Nursing innovation: The
joint effects of championship behaviors, project types, and initiation levels.Nursing
outlook,67(4), 404-418.Parker, D. K. (2019).Improving Job Retention among Registered
Nurses in Hospital Settings: A Multiple Case Study(Doctoral dissertation, Northcentral
University). Role of a nurse in the Emerging Health-care Environment