Nurses are at the forefront of an evolutionary wave in health care. Whether we take leadership or not will determine nursing’s future.

These ten trends can revitalize nursing if nurses break free from the confines of the medical model and use their education and skills to become wave riders.

1. Aging Boomers
Boomers are living longer. Quantity of life is driving a desire for better quality of life. This generation wants to learn how to stay vital, mobile, healthy and productive. They are looking for guidance in health promotion and wellness, not only disease prevention and treatment.

2. A 2nd Boom
Boomers Grandchildren are driving a huge demand for family health information and support for new and working moms. From birthing to family health education and sick child care, family systems need and want professional advice and innovative strategies to raise a brighter, stronger next generation. Read the rest of this entry »