How has nursing changed over the past 20 years? A discussion

Yeah that's basically it - well, heh, my major essay question for sociology this semester anyway Lol normally topics like these wouldn't exactly interest me, but then what do we have for guys?

Cool, any feedback would be awesome and much appreciated,

Thanks,

Danni xox

The whole structure of nursing has changed, education wise it;s much more academic - degree, university status etc. We have also increased our skills and work to a different team structure as the hierachy is starting to be phased out in favour of a more equal interprofessional team approach. The way the public see us has developed, maybe due to the influence of the media, and also because they don't see us working in the same light as we did 20 years ago, when we did what the doctors asked of us and were closely governed by the matron. Priorities have changed in nursing. It no longer matters if the bed making is perfect and the patients are washed by 9. It's more flexible now, and nurses have a million times more paperwork to do which often means that the health care assistants are left to deliver the majority of basic care.

Good luck with your assignment!

Thanks! Same to you too, with your degree, is it actually in nursing?

Was also going to say that there are a lot more male nurses these days, well at least that's what my mum was saying coz she's a registered nurse, but also I know a guy from school that's doing a bachelor of nursing at uni.

Yeah that and defo the education part, I was doing the same human physiology and anatomy course as most of the nurses last year.

DB_x

Yeah I am doing nursing, and they're always harping on about how nursing is 'evolving'. I'm sure you'll have no trouble finding material. That thing about male nurses... so true!! They still get a bit of stigma though, and people assume they're gay. Some of the patients and female nurses are quite hostile toward them too. V unfair!

Yeah I am doing nursing, and they're always harping on about how nursing is 'evolving'.

K, I've started. Does anyone know any good journals I could look up to 'back any claims' I might have, or to read up on to research this further?

You could also go to the library in your nearsest hospital where they keep tons of journals and have searching facilities (if your uni does nursing then they should do too).