Santosh Colleges Current Trends in Nursing Education Nursing education is seeing some pretty dramatic changes recently due to the Affordable Care Act. What are these changes and how do they impact nursing education? Let's take a look at how nurses are trained and some new changes on the horizon. Nursing Education Defined A nurse is a person trained to work with and care for the sick. We find nurses in many settings, like hospitals, doctor offices, elder-care facilities and in-home care. Because of the diversity of settings, nurses wear a lot of hats. Their jobs range from providing comfort and care to more specific tasks, such as drawing blood or administering shots. Think of the nurses you know or have interacted with in the past. Have you ever wondered what they had to do to become a nurse? No matter what type of nurse you run into, all have to be specially trained. Nursing education refers to the specific training a nurse receives to b...