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Lab skills Quality Magnet plus IOM Replacement limbs and body parts Medical Delivery Robotic surgery Medical Equipment & Systems Robotics Medical librarians Safety Navigating systems Scientific process Need for advanced practice nurses especially Nurse Practitioners Search skills/Librarian Nurse Researchers are now Nurse Scientists Synthesis Organ management Technical writing Outcomes Technology Pharmaceuticals Telemedicine Pre-hospital/intra hospital Vaccines Preparedness of entry level employees Vitals Statistics As the Baby Boomers become the older generation, the need for healthcare services will be unprecedented. Tony Patterniti, PhD., RN, Methodist Health System ©Copyright North Central Texas InterLink, Inc. All rights reserved 18