title: The future of Turkish nursing 2050: perceptions of nurses and nurse educators.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the perceptions of nurses and nurse educators regarding the future of nursing by the year 2050 in Turkey.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Social changes, rapid population growth, globalization and worldwide environmental problems will cause greater changes in the field of health and health care in the near future than they have in the past. Undoubtedly, these changes will directly affect nursing. It is important that nurses and nurse educators forecast and direct the future and nursing to benefit from the effects of the changes that will occur in the future.
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative descriptive study which employed the use of individual in-depth interviews.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study's sample participants were 21 hospital nurses and 16 nurse educators from universities in Istanbul, Turkey. They undertook individual in-depth interviews during July 2013-July 2014. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study revealed that the participants' perceptions were based on the ideas that the future of nursing will be shaped in accordance with changes in humanity, environment and healthcare system, as well as worldwide future trends. Results indicated that participants were aware of the factors that will affect future of nursing and nursing education.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Research showed that participants had focused on the near future; they were not forecasting distance future. Also research found that not only future scenarios are needed for nurses, but also three kinds of scenarios are required related to factor such as humanity, environment and healthcare system those effect nurses. Futurists, health policymakers and nurse educators should work collaboratively with each other.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Education Department, Istanbul University Florence Nightingale Nursing Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bodur
authors.affiliation: Nursing Education Department, Istanbul University Florence Nightingale Nursing Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000639:trends*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D014421:Turkey
keywords: Health Policy; Health Systems Reform; Nursing; Nursing Policy; Nursing Roles; Qualitative research