There are several notable trends in nursing education that have shaped the way nursing education is done today. The introduction of evidence-based practice in nursing school and nursing leadership are arguably two of the more influential changes in recent years. Evidence based practice allows practicing nurses to choose proper interventions based upon evidence from well-designed studies (Mthiyane & Habedi, 2018). This framework is still in use due to several advantages in the practicing world such as empowering nurses, decreasing health care costs and improving health care quality (Myhiyane & Habedi, 2018).
Nursing education began to include clinical nurse leadership in the early 2000’s and is significant because it enabled nurses to bridge the gap between education and practice through an advanced degree (King et al, 2018). Clinical nurse leaders are important and are still taught today because of the importance of their roles in improving patient care through an organizational level (King et al, 2018).
King, C., Gerard, S., & Rapp, C. (2018). Essential knowledge for CNL and APRN Nurse Leaders. Springer Publishing Company. DOI: 10.1891/9780826183712
Mthiyane, G. N., & Habedi, D. S. (2018). The experiences of nurse educators in implementing evidence-based practice in teaching and learning. Health SA = SA Gesondheid, 23, 1177. https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v23i0.1177
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• Describe two significant historical trends in nursing education and the ways they have influenced nursing education today. Why are these trends significant, and are they still in use? If so, why have they been so successful? If not, why were they discontinued and how could they have been improved?
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