Now tell us what you think. In Light, Inc. American Association of Colleges of Nursing Sigma Tau Theta International Honor Society of Nursing Motivated. A team player. The nursing student will have to have these qualities after graduation. The nurse of the future is clairvoyant, anticipating health care trends 10 years away and training for them today.
Sleep is for sissies.
All right, maybe that last part is a slight exaggeration. But this composite picture provides some idea of the exciting challenges and daunting pressures that nurses will face in the 21st century. Of 532,000 nursing positions requiring a master s or Ph.D., only 250,000 nurses will actually be there to fill the demand. The Census Bureau reports that, although they represent 28 percent of the population, racial and ethnic minorities make up only about 10 percent of the nation s 2.5 million RNs. Hispanics, who comprise about 11.7 percent of all Americans, represent less than 2 percent of RNs.