Professionalization of nursing in Slovenia: challenges and responsibilities for nurses with a higher education degree

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  • Brigita Skela-Savič Angela Boškin Faculty of Health Care, Spodnji Plavž 3, 4270 Jesenice, Slovenia

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https://doi.org/10.14528/snr.2017.51.4.202

Keywords:

professionalization, nursing, challenges

Abstract

Fast-paced development of society and increasing needs for healthcare services call for a discussion on knowledge in nursing which could help meet these new demands. This leading article further develops some topics previously touched on in the leading article Professionalism in nursing: what is its current level in Slovenia (Skela-Savič, 2016a), adding new evidence from the project Nursing as a scientific discipline in Slovenia (Skela-Savič, et al., 2017a).

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Author Biography

Brigita Skela-Savič, Angela Boškin Faculty of Health Care, Spodnji Plavž 3, 4270 Jesenice, Slovenia

Associate Professor Brigita Skela-Savič, PhD, MSc, BSc, RN, Research Counsellor

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2017-12-19

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Skela-Savič, B. (2017). Professionalization of nursing in Slovenia: challenges and responsibilities for nurses with a higher education degree. Slovenian Nursing Review, 51(4), 264–273. https://doi.org/10.14528/snr.2017.51.4.202

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