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Abstract
Background
The professional identity of nursing has been rooted in the nursing metaparadigm concepts of person, health, environment, and nursing. These concepts include values and beliefs that guide both clinical and research initiatives to generate new knowledge and the implementation of new approaches that improve patient care and nursing well-being. In the age of technology, complexities have arisen with nonhuman entities, devices, and algorithms informing or overriding traditional pathways of nursing clinical decision-making, which has shed light on legal and ethical challenges not yet addressed in a cohesive regulatory response or framework.
Purpose
The purpose of the present article is to identify critical priorities for nursing education institutions, professional organizations, and regulatory bodies to address through self-advocacy while emphasizing the value proposition of nursing voices in the co-development of technological advancements in healthcare.
Methods
Recommendations for expanded awareness of the impact of technology on nursing practice and professional identity are outlined with examples of local, state, and federal activism and legislation.
Results
Critical priorities are outlined to reimagine a modernized professional identity that integrates technology into the nursing metaparadigm.
Conclusion
Findings affirm the place of the nursing profession as an invaluable leading voice in technology and innovation development.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Nursing Regulation (JNR), the official journal of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®), is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, academic and professional journal. It publishes scholarly articles that advance the science of nursing regulation, promote the mission and vision of NCSBN, and enhance communication and collaboration among nurse regulators, educators, practitioners, and the scientific community. The journal supports evidence-based regulation, addresses issues related to patient safety, and highlights current nursing regulatory issues, programs, and projects in both the United States and the international community. In publishing JNR, NCSBN''s goal is to develop and share knowledge related to nursing and other healthcare regulation across continents and to promote a greater awareness of regulatory issues among all nurses.