• The increasing number of chronic illnesses, as well as an often associated multimorbidity, lead to changed demands on qualified nursing services. 
  • The development and implementation of new concepts based on theoretical considerations, which combine nursing action and scientific knowledge and which focus on the person in need of care in his or her individual life situation, are an answer to these challenges. 
  • This also has an impact on the interaction between nursing education and nursing practice in order to be able to open up appropriate solutions in the future. This ultimately results in the need to build on international developments in academization and professionalization in the care sector.