current trends and issues in medical surgical nursing is quite important on the basis of improvement of care based on new technologies and situation. Trends and issues in medical-surgical nursing What do you mean by issues? What do you mean by trends? INTRODUCTION- Nursing has been called the oldest of the art, and the youngest of the profession. As such, it has gone through many stages and has been an integral part of social movements. Nursing has been involved in in the existing culture, shaped by it and yet beeping to develop it. The trend analysis and future scenarios provide a basis for sound decision making through mapping of possible futures and aiming to create preferred futures. The world health organization (who) has been considering the future and predicts that by 2000 the world experiences: Major growth in the elderly population Decline in birth rate, especially in western counteries Increase in chronic illness Continuing social unrest AIDS a major problem Many infectious diseases under control Mental health a key issue Poverty continuing to plague mach of the world TRENDS IN NURSING: Education changes due to changes in demographics 2. Embracing of technology 3. Advancements in communication and technology 4. Working with more educated consumers 5. Increasing complexity of patient care . Increased cost of health care 7. Changes in federal and state regulation 8. Interdisciplinary skills 9. Nurses working beyond retirement age 10. Advances in nursing and science research. TRANSITIONS TAKING PLACE IN HEALTH CARE: Curative - Preventive approach Specialized care - Primary health care Medical diagnosis - Patient emphasis Discipline stovepipes - Programme stovepipes Professional identity - Team identity Trial and error - Evidence based practice Self – regulation - Questioning of professions Focus on quality - Focus on costs IN THE WORKPLACE: High tech - Humanistic Competition - Cooperation Need to supervise - Caching, mentoring Hierarchies - Decentralized approach IN NURSING: Continued competencies - Competencies a condition Hospital environment - Community environment Quality as excellence - Quality as safe Clear role - Blurring roles

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By
Seema Dhiman;
M.Sc. Nursing (Medical-Surgical department)
TRENDS AND ISSUES

2. TRENDS AND ISSUES IN
MEDICAL-SURGICAL
NURSING
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3. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
ISSUES?
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4. WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY TRENDS?
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5. INTRODUCTION
Nursing has been called the oldest of the art, and the
youngest of the profession. As such, it has gone
through many stages and has been an integral part of
social movements. Nursing has been involved in in
the existing culture, shaped by it and yet beeping to
develop it. The trend analysis and future scenarios
provide a basis for sound decision making through
mapping of possible futures and aiming to create
preferred futures.
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6. The world health organization (who)
has been considering the future and
predicts that by 2000 the world
experiences:
 Major growth in the elderly population
 Decline in birth rate, especially in western counteries
 Increase in chronic illness
 Continuing social unrest
 AIDS a major problem
 Many infectious diseases under control
 Mental health a key issue
 Poverty continuing to plague mach of the world
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7. TRENDS IN NURSING:
1. Education changes due to changes in
demographics
2. Embracing of technology
3. Advancements in communication and
technology
4. Working with more educated consumers
5. Increasing complexity of patient care
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8. TRENDS IN NURSING(continue):
6. Increased cost of health care
7. Changes in federal and state regulation
8. Interdisciplinary skills
9. Nurses working beyond retirement age
10. Advances in nursing and science research.
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9. TRANSITIONS TAKING PLACE
IN HEALTH CARE:
 Curative - Preventive approach
 Specialized care - Primary health care
 Medical diagnosis - Patient emphasis
 Discipline stovepipes - Programme stovepipes
 Professional identity - Team identity
 Trial and error - Evidence based practice
 Self – regulation - Questioning of professions
 Focus on quality - Focus on costs
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10. IN THE WORKPLACE:
 High tech - Humanistic
 Competition - Cooperation
 Need to supervise - Caching, mentoring
 Hierarchies - Decentralized approach
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11. IN NURSING
 Continued competencies - Competencies a condition
 Hospital environment - Community environment
 Quality as excellence - Quality as safe
 Clear role - Blurring roles
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12. THANK YOU
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