Educating the nurses of 2025: Technology trends of the next decade
Abstract
The pace of technological evolution in healthcare is advancing. In this article key technology trends are identified that are likely to influence nursing practice and education over the next decade. The complexity of curricular revision can create challenges in the face of rapid practice change. Nurse educators are encouraged to consider the role of electronic health records (EHRs), wearable technologies, big data and data analytics, and increased patient engagement as key areas for curriculum development. Student nurses, and those already in practice, should be offered ongoing educational opportunities to enhance a wide spectrum of professional informatics skills. The nurses of 2025 will most certainly inhabit a very different practice environment than what exists today and technology will be key in this transformation. Nurse educators must prepare now to lead these practitioners into the future.
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Despite significant advancements, AI tools have not been effectively utilized or promoted since their inception several years ago.
“Despite significant advancements, these valuable tools have not been effectively utilized or promoted since their inception several years ago.19,20”
From Exploring nurses’ awareness and attitudes toward artificial intelligence: implications for nursing practice (2024) · cites this paper as [19]
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- Authors
- Risling, T.
- Affiliations
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Risling, Tracie
- ORCID
- Risling, Tracie
- Venue
- Nurse Education in Practice
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-01
- Volume
- 22
- Pages
- 89-92
- ISSN
- 1471-5953 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2567324674
- Cited by
- 161
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 7
- FWCI
- 30.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nurse Education in Practice (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing education and management
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Issues, ethics and legal aspects › Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Keywords
- nursing education, healthcare technology trends, electronic health records, wearable devices, patient engagement, curriculum development, nursing informatics, continuing professional development, nursing practice change
- MeSH terms
- Curriculum, Education, Nursing, Faculty, Nursing, Humans, Nurses, Students, Nursing, Educational Technology, Nursing Informatics
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