Ebola, EEE and EHR burnout are among stories to watch in 2020

The American Journal of Nursing’s list of stories to watch in 2020 runs the gamut—from disease specific topics such as Ebola (promising treatments are in development) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), which caused an unusually high number of deaths in 2019, to workplace issues such as the administrative burden created by electronic health records (EHRs). The list also includes the social determinants of health, which will be the target of a pilot project underway through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the emergence of health-system ownership of private nursing schools. Also in 2020, two major nursing reports will be released. The Future of Nursing 2020-2030 will focus on how nurses can improve population health in the United States; the World Health Organization will issue a report on the state of nursing worldwide.