looking to the future 1
Read Chapter 14 1-Do you think it is important for nurses to be involved in their professional organizations? Why or why not? 2. The Affordable Care Act (“ObamaCareâ€) has been both praised and vilified. Debate the pros and cons of this legislation and of health-care reform in general. 3. What is your vision of nursing’s future? How will you contribute to shaping it? 4. Interview a nurse educated in a diploma program at least 20 years ago. a-How did that nurse’s education differ from your education today? 5. Locate the website of a professional organization related to nursing. Bring a copy of the organization’s mission, membership criteria, and standards of practice. 6. Ask five people of different ages and gender who do not work in the health-care field what they think most nurses do. Compile their answers with the answers your classmates collected and summarize them. Compare the summary to what you know nurses actually do. a-Were the answers realistic? b-Did they over- or underestimate the responsibilities most nurses have? c-Did they recognize the wide variety of things nurses do? d-Was there a difference by age or gender of the person answering the question? e-What do the results tell you about the public’s image of nursing? f-What do you think influences their image the most? Explain your answer. 7. Describe the nurse of the future. a-What does he or she do? b-Do you think nursing will become a more powerful force in health care? c-Why or why not? |