As a result of ACA, various nursing roles have also emerged, such as management and leadership roles. For a proper response to the ever-dynamic healthcare environment, nurses must be aggressive in taking continuous learning of management and leadership courses to ensure patients are provided with the best quality care (Joseph & Huber, 2017). Some of these roles include managing financial resources and leading interdisciplinary teams (Joseph & Huber, 2017). Moreover, some of these roles also require nurses to understand healthcare laws and structured regulations that fully advocate for the patient’s interests and rights.
ACA has also ensured that nurse managers and leaders take different career roles. This, however, depends on the qualifications and specialties of the nurses (Joseph & Huber, 2017). Nurse leaders must consistently perform the functions of a leader in the entire medical organization, including faculty transformation, developing better innovative methods, and acting as the leaders of various departments (Joseph & Huber, 2017). On the other hand, nurse leaders are required to act as the directors of patient care. They should also be the pioneers of objectives accomplishment in the organization.
In the current world, where there is a continuous evolution of healthcare, there is a high expectation that there will be a transformation and growth in nursing and nursing roles. This is a dynamic that will come in handy in response to current trends and most of the issues that are in the healthcare sector.
Implementing new technologies is one of the trends expected to shape the future of nursing. Such technologies include; artificial intelligence, telehealth, and electronic health records. Such technologies will help nurses continuously provide quality and effective patient care (Salmond & Echevarria,2017). Moreover, new disease emergence, such as antibiotic-resistant infections, will require nurses to take on new responsibilities to prevent, diagnose, and treat various conditions.
The increment in nurses’ demands is expected to increase nurses’ retention (Salmond & Echevarria,2017). This aspect will require the nurses to focus on new roles and responsibilities to promote professional development and job satisfaction.
There has been an immense and significant impact on the U.S. healthcare systems as a result of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. This regulation has ended up introducing various regulations and standards that would help in healthcare delivery and improve access to care, cost reductions, and improvement in the quality of care that is given. Therefore, nurses have been tasked with various roles and responsibilities that did not exist before. These roles are indispensable in responding better to the dynamic healthcare field. Moreover, adopting pay-for-performance incentives and quality measures has significantly impacted patient service delivery outcomes. This is because these measures lead to an increment of focus to the of patient–centered care that is evidence-based. Additionally, professional nursing leadership and management roles have emerged, which aim to provide a conclusive response to the dynamic healthcare environment. There is also still an expectation that nursing practice and roles will continuously be growing and transforming to effectively respond to the current trends, coming trends, and the healthcare issues that have been predicted.
Cleveland, K., Motter, T., & Smith, Y. (2019). Affordable care: Harnessing the power of nurses. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 24(2). Retrieved from; https://ojin.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol-24-2019/No2-May-2019/Affordable-Care.html
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