Educator Discourse 5
As innovation in nursing and the student-centered approach is brought to the forefront of undergraduate nursing education, it is my opinion that the 21st century will be distinctly altered from what nursing education used to be. The ideal classroom will be small in size, as opposed to the large classrooms that we now have, to allow for more interaction between faculty and students (Billings & Halstead, 2012). Faculty will make the move toward the flipped classroom. Active learning strategies will be utilized to ensure students actively engage with the material (Billings & Halstead, 2012). The 21st century classroom will physically and theoretically look very different.
The plan for the future of nursing is outlined in the IOM report The Future of Nursing (2011) where recommendations are made for nursing practice and nursing education. Five out of the eight recommendations deal with the education of nurses (IOM, 2011). The purpose of this report is to take nursing into the 21st century and help improve the profession for nurses both new and old. The report calls for a transformation in nursing (IOM, 2011). How are we to transform nursing except through education?
There are still hurdles to overcome however. Small classrooms are difficult to enact when there are not enough faculty to place in these classrooms or enough space on campuses. Gaining resources to flip the classroom is another challenge faced by those trying to bring innovation to nursing education. Creating time and resources to enact change is difficult. Change comes slowly and will take time for it to come to full fruition.
With the projected change that needs to take place in nursing education, we still must not lose the essence of nursing as an art form. The passion that drives nurses every day must not be tossed to the wayside. This is what I desire to instill in my students; not only the knowledge base, but the devotion to our craft. I aspire to be the role model to them that so many of my professors were to me. As a Masters prepared Nurse Educator I will have the tools necessary to help bring nursing into the 21st century.
The plan for the future of nursing is outlined in the IOM report The Future of Nursing (2011) where recommendations are made for nursing practice and nursing education. Five out of the eight recommendations deal with the education of nurses (IOM, 2011). The purpose of this report is to take nursing into the 21st century and help improve the profession for nurses both new and old. The report calls for a transformation in nursing (IOM, 2011). How are we to transform nursing except through education?
There are still hurdles to overcome however. Small classrooms are difficult to enact when there are not enough faculty to place in these classrooms or enough space on campuses. Gaining resources to flip the classroom is another challenge faced by those trying to bring innovation to nursing education. Creating time and resources to enact change is difficult. Change comes slowly and will take time for it to come to full fruition.
With the projected change that needs to take place in nursing education, we still must not lose the essence of nursing as an art form. The passion that drives nurses every day must not be tossed to the wayside. This is what I desire to instill in my students; not only the knowledge base, but the devotion to our craft. I aspire to be the role model to them that so many of my professors were to me. As a Masters prepared Nurse Educator I will have the tools necessary to help bring nursing into the 21st century.