he nursing profession has undergone major changes
in the past decades, and the pace of change seems to
accelerate daily. We are firmly in the new millennium
while moving from our former role of defending nursing
as a profession to our present pivotal role in health care
despite the shortages. Focusing on human beings in their
respective environments with their unique health-care
needs that are addressed through nursing care is vitally
important with our rapidly expanding knowledge base
and the dynamic changes continually occurring in health
care. In essence, our quest in our respective nursing roles
is to expand knowledge, become involved within the
profession and in interdisciplinary health care, utilize
evidence-based practice and expanding technologies,
and broaden the vision of professional practice.