<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><bold>Introduction.</bold> Polish nursing has experienced rapid and unprecedented evolutionary change. Recent and ongoing changes to preparatory nurse education have heralded a profound change for the profession. At the same time the nursing profession itself has experienced unprecedented development in terms of changing roles and expanded practice. While the growth of professional is ongoing there are many challenges to this in terms of staffing shortages, an aging workforce and changing illness trajectories. While a committed workforce, nurses are challenged to maintain quality standards in the context of these challenges.</p><p><bold>Aim.</bold> This paper explores the responses and responsibilities required of the profession to face ongoing changes in medicine, health and society as well as policy and professional changes. The leadership required to successfully steer and negotiate this ongoing transformation will be discussed.</p></abstract>

Introduction. Polish nursing has experienced rapid and unprecedented evolutionary change. Recent and ongoing changes to preparatory nurse education have heralded a profound change for the profession. At the same time the nursing profession itself has experienced unprecedented development in terms of changing roles and expanded practice. While the growth of professional is ongoing there are many challenges to this in terms of staffing shortages, an aging workforce and changing illness trajectories. While a committed workforce, nurses are challenged to maintain quality standards in the context of these challenges.Aim. This paper explores the responses and responsibilities required of the profession to face ongoing changes in medicine, health and society as well as policy and professional changes. The leadership required to successfully steer and negotiate this ongoing transformation will be discussed.

Polish nursing into the future – challenges and opportunities

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. Polish nursing has experienced rapid and unprecedented evolutionary change. Recent and ongoing changes to preparatory nurse education have...

Polish nursing into the future – challenges and opportunities

Published Online: Jan 10, 2020

Page range: 200 - 205

Received: Sep 27, 2019

Accepted: Nov 04, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2019-0028

Keywords
Polish nursing, leadership in nursing, nursing research

© 2019 Fiona Timmins, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Polish nursing into the future – challenges and opportunities

Published Online: Jan 10, 2020

Page range: 200 - 205

Received: Sep 27, 2019

Accepted: Nov 04, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2019-0028

KeywordsPolish nursing, leadership in nursing, nursing research

© 2019 Fiona Timmins, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Polish nursing, leadership in nursing, nursing research