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Global issues facing nursing
Roger Watson PhD FRCN FAAN
Professor of Nursing
Faculty of Health & Social Care
Global issues facing nursing
• Ageing of the nursing workforce
• Migration of nurses
• Poor image of nursing
• Demonstrating cost-effectiveness
• Miscellaneous
– Genomics– Preparation for disasters– Climate change
• GAPFON
Ageing nursing workforce
Challenges of an ageing nurses workforce
• Recruitment and replacement
• Retention of older nurses
• Flexible work patterns (sandwich generation)
• Professional development
• Valuing older nurses
Migration of nurses
Challenges of a migratory nursing workforce
• Regulation and registration
• Cross cultural issues
• Negative effect on healthcare in developing countries
• Lack of standardisation of nursing registration globally
Poor image of nursing
Challenges of a poor image of nursing
• We undervalue ourselves (“I’m ONLY a nurse”)
• Lack of places at the ‘high table’ on policy issues
• Low investment in professional development
Demonstrating cost-effectiveness
Challenges of demonstrating cost-effectiveness
• We must work harder to demonstrate cost-benefit of nursing
• Demonstrating cost-benefit beyond acute care
• Development of Registered Nurse sensitive outcomes
Challenges related to genomics
• Pre-diagnostic care (eg Alzheimer’s disease)
Preparation for disasters
Challenges related to disasters
• Professional and psychological preparation of workforce
Climate change
Challenges related to climate change
• Preparation for the care of vulnerable groups (especially older people)
Read about GAPFON
From January 2015 JNS:
• Abstract
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jnu.12118/abstract
• Full Article (enhanced HTML)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1111/jnu.12118/
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jnu.12118/pdf
Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing
The Final Four(in order of importance)
1. Leadership
2. Policy
3. Workforce/Work Environment/Practice
4. Education/Curriculum
