I believe that all nurses, in whatever setting, have the opportunity to work with patients, families, and the community to achieve the goal of health. Unfortunately, this goal is difficult to achieve when care is delegated to unlicensed personnel with minimal training. Every patient deserves a nurse, and nurses should have a professional practice environment that enables them to provide the best possible care, as well as educate patients and family. Patients expect to determine their lifestyles and have a right to be treated with dignity and respect.
Patients also have a right to be informed about and participate in their health care.
This means nurses have to be committed to raising health awareness so people will seek care and lead healthier lives. The right to choose options in health care must be safeguarded. The increased access to advanced practice nurses has led many people to prefer nurse practitioners as their health providers. Strong collaborative relationships with each other as nurses enable patients to gain greater access to nurses when seeking health advice. In the 21st century, we will see more people using computers to monitor their health.