Dynamic shifts in the occupational field of nursing and consequences for the training of skilled workers

The nursing profession, including nursing training, has been exposed to considerable dynamic shifts since at least the 1990s. Reform processes are becoming ever more concentrated, both in terms of time increments and depth of intervention. Three policy strategies that exert a direct effect on the continuing development of professional nursing training are currently discernible. These are the professionalisation of care, the integration of civil society involvement into nursing and technical support for nursing work. This article outlines these developments and their consequences for skilled worker training in the nursing profession.