...Transforming the Nursing Profession The transformation of the nursing profession is dependent upon formal education, evidence based nursing practice, and providing strong leadership roles at all levels of the health care system. The nursing education encourages lifelong learning that includes seamless academic progression (Robert Wood Foundation, 2010). The nursing practice incorporates both standards of practice and professional accountability. Strong leadership focuses on safety and quality of care to realize the vision of transformed health care. (Robert Wood Foundation, 2010). All of these are equally important to produce a highly qualified nursing workforce that provides value based quality care and takes the leadership role in transforming the nursing profession. Transforming Education – The Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Education: The current nursing workforce involves different levels of education and training like licensed vocational nurse (LVN), associate degree, diploma, and bachelor’s degree. This leads to confusion and inconsistency in care. “Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (Robert Wood Foundation, 2010). The purpose of the nursing education is to meet diverse cultural patient’s needs, take the leadership role in the health care system, and use evidence based knowledge to provide cost effective quality care. The nursing profession is dynamic in...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Professional Dynamics NRS-430V February 14, 2016 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Health care has changed a lot in the past century and continues to keep evolving. Nurses play a crucial part in health care. There are many ways in which nursing has evolved with the times but there are also some areas in which it has not. In 2011, The Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report discussing the future of the nursing profession. The report describes what nursing education, practice, and leadership looks like today and how it needs to change for the future. Transforming Education The IOM reports a nationwide goal of eighty percent of the nursing workforce being educated at the baccalaureate level by year 2020. This is necessary to move nursing practice to a broader set of competencies, particularly in community and public health, leadership, research, and health policy (Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2011). This goal is achievable because a lot of the educational capacity needed already exists. Online programs such as the RN-BSN, RN-MSN, and BSN-MSN options are beneficial to those already in the workforce and those with families (Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2011). Community colleges in some states now offer baccalaureate degrees (Rosseter, 2015). Hospitals typically offer financial...
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... The Differences Between Baccalaureates Versus Associate Degree The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs, believes that education has a significant impact on the knowledge and competencies of the nurse clinician, as it does for all health care providers. Nurses with Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees are well-prepared to meet the demands placed on today's nurse. BSN nurses are prized for their skills in critical thinking, leadership, case management, and health promotion, and for their ability to practice across a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings. Nurse executives, federal agencies, the military, leading nursing organizations, health care foundations, magnet hospitals, and minority nurse advocacy groups all recognize the unique value that baccalaureate-prepared nurses bring to the practice setting. AACN encourages employers to foster practice environments that embrace lifelong learning and offer incentives for registered nurses (RNs) seeking to advance their education to the baccalaureate and higher degree levels. We also encourage BSN graduates to seek out employers who value their level of education and distinct competencies. Different Approaches to Nursing...
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...THE FUTURE OF NURSING: LEADING CHANGE, ADVANCING HEALTH Introduction Studies show that the nursing profession cover most of the workforce in the health sector, and they are mainly served with the responsibility of acting as patients’ advocates as well as defining the care that is to be provided to ailing patients (Hamric, Spross and Hanson 21). Nurses mainly work on the frontline of patient care, and they tend to play a significant role in realizing the objectives formulated in the in the 2010 Affordable Care Act and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative (RWJFI) in collaboration with the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which define the need to change and advance healthcare (Initiative on the Future of Nursing n.d). Therefore, as much as there is a need to restructure the current healthcare, it is important to first address issues that interfere with the provision of quality and evidenced healthcare. To promote changes and advance health, the IOM report recommends nurses to practice to the full extent of their education, achieve higher levels of education and training through improved education process, and nurse to be involved in decision making processes touching on healthcare (Institute of Medicine n.d). The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health The impact of the IOM report on nursing education The primary goals of nursing education is mainly to prepare nurses to meet the ever increasing patients’ needs, function as leaders, and provide...
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...Implementation of the IOM Future of Nursing Report Grand Canyon University: NRS 440V Implementation of the IOM Future of Nursing Report In 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or PPACA gave many Americans the opportunity to have health care coverage that previously may have not been available to them. The reform is primarily aimed at decreasing the number of uninsured and underinsured Americans. The landscape of health care is changing and nursing is evolving alongside it. This health care overhaul gives nurses a vital role in leading the reform revolution. With more than three million strong, nursing is the biggest sector of the nation’s health care labor force (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2012). In 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) joined forces and embarked on a two year joint venture to really assess the need for changes in the nursing profession in the face of the changing health care landscape. This joint committee fashioned a report that outlined the necessary and dynamic actions that the nursing profession needs to make in order to progress with the climate of health care reform. Through its discussions, the committee fashioned four key points that erect the framework for its recommendations; these areas are nurse training, education, professional leadership, and lastly workforce policy (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [RWJF], 2011). This paper will...
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...upon level of education attained. The higher level of education a nurse acquires, the more prepared the professional is. RNs are more able to adequately assess patients, research more proficient ways of caring for their clients, and implement this evidence-based knowledge in the field more proficiently than the average graduate. It is not only an honor for the nurses to practice in their profession, but it is an obligation to diligently seek the evolution of their science. A cardiac arrest arrives to an Intensive Care Unit. The RN assigned to this patient has already received a detailed report of the patient’s condition and what has been done for him since he was picked up by the Rescue Squad. The assigned RN is about to assess this patient. What could make the difference in the way that this caregiver will evaluate and manage his healthcare? The determining factor of how the nurse will analyze and provide care for this individual is based on the level of advance training which he or she has acquired. The Associate RN is looking at the current issue, while the Baccalaureate RN is evaluating the situation as a whole. Since the inception of Nursing there have been men and women who provided care for the sick and dying. In the beginning, these caretakers were considered lowly, and nursing was a task, not a profession. Most knowledge a nurse obtained was by watching the hands-on training by a mother, military man, or local clergy and wasn’t taught by a Nursing instructor. According...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Ricardo Revuelta Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V Barbara McDuffy November 15, 2014 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals If Florence Nightingale could see how the nursing profession has evolved over time she would be elated and bursting with pride. The nursing profession since her time has emerged to become the most influential and impacting in the healthcare reform. With over 3 million members, the nursing profession has grown to be the largest portion of the health care workforce. ("The Future of Nursing," 2010). This is also the opinion of the Institute of Medicine that published a comprehensive report that would impact the nursing profession specifically in their nursing practice, education and a nurse’s role in leadership. The report that was submitted by the Committee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation whose initiative was to analyze and remodel the profession of nursing to meet the healthcare needs. After the two year long process the recommendations were presented to Institute of Medicine. The education of nurses was one focus where the foundation recommended that nurses should attain a higher level education and training. The emphasis on education is a result of the increasing demands on qualified nurses that are competent to deliver high quality care. Nurses with higher degrees are being called upon to fill technological roles while managing teams of health professionals...
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...Baccalaureate-Degree level in Nursing. Gillian Gimby Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V August 11, 2013 Discussing the Differences in Competencies between nurses prepared at the Associate-Degree level versus the Baccalaureate-Degree level in Nursing. Nursing has been constantly evolving in every direction of the health care field. In the beginning of nursing it was built and expanded on many frameworks of education/models. In becoming a registered nurse there are many stage: general educations, prerequisites, nursing school of Associate or Baccalaureate degree, Master of Nursing in multiple fields and Doctoral degree. When becoming a registered nurse there consideration of what type of degree. Within this essay I will be viewing the differences between Associate-degree level (ADN) and Baccalaureate-degree level in nursing (BSN). Definition As defined by Wikipedia the definition of Associate -degree nurse is: “is a tertiary education nursing degree which typically takes 2-3 years to complete. This type of degree is usually awarded by community colleges or similar nursing schools. Students awarded an Associate of Science in Nursing are qualified to sit for the NCLEX-RN and apply for licensure as a Registered Nurse”. (Associate of Science in Nursing) As defined by Wikipedia the definition of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing: “is an American and Canadian four-year academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by a tertiary education university or similarly...
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...(IOM) in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation embarked on a two-year research to produce a report that would assess nursing as a profession and make recommendation about the future of nursing. The report was completed and released in October 5, 2010 by the Institute of Medicine. The impact of this report has changed to the view and approach to nursing as a profession to meet these recommendations. Among these recommendations, nursing education was a top priority. According to the IOM, "nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression." (IOM, 2010). Nursing care within hospital and home settings are becoming more complex and demanding for nurses. As the demands and complexity of care changes, the IOM feels that a more educated workforce would be able to meet these demands. As such, the IOM recommends that 80% of the nursing workforce possess a Bachelor in Science of Nursing (BSN) degree by the year 2020. (IOM, 21010) The formal education involved in getting a BSN ensures that nurses are getting a strong foundation in nursing science and models of care that can be effectively modified in a changing environment. In an accelerated program such as an associate degree in nursing, or a diploma in nursing, the students are mainly exposed to the basic knowledge of patient care. The IOM also addresses the future of nursing as a whole and understand that graduate level nurses...
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...Nursing Vision Transforming nursing education as it now stands is key for a superior vision of nursing practice. At the absolute minimum, nursing education should prepare individuals to be competent beginners to start practicing in the field. However, on a larger scale, nursing education needs to be much loftier so that it can turn students into leaders as opposed to simple participants in this truly dynamic profession. “Nursing education at all levels needs to provide a better understanding of and experience in care management, quality improvement methods, systems-level change management, and the reconceptualized roles of nurses in a reformed health care system” (Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2011). All of these ingredients are necessary to create nurses who truly anticipate patient needs, who have a much loftier understanding of superior practice methods, and who have a more modern viewpoint on the role of nurses in the healthcare industry. Currently, it appears that nursing education serves only to equip most students with the basic skills to work as nurses with the thought that they’ll build their skills as they go along with experience. While this is partly true, nursing education needs to take on more of the burden when it comes to preparing students for the challenges of clinical practice. Nursing education at its highest level of quality needs to teach students how to meet the needs of a diverse range of patients, how to function more confidently...
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...Applies Chaudette Miller Walden Foundations: The Changing Context of Postsecondary and Adult Teaching and Learning EDUC 8005 Dr. James Crosby October 08, 2012 How History Applies The first recorded history of nursing education takes place approximately 2,000 years ago, in 250 B.C. The first school of nursing was established in India for men to provide restorative and preventive care for soldiers and the general population O’Lynn (as cited in Bosher & Pharris, 2009, p. 11). Although there is recorded evidence that such a school existed, nursing education did not make a significant appearance until Florence Nightingale received funding to start a school of nursing in conjunction with St. Thomas Hospital after the Crimean war. The school of nursing was to ''enable her to establish an institution for the training, sustenance, and protection of nurses and hospital attendants” (Nutting & Dock, 1907). In America, the civil war was the impetus for the establishment of nurse training schools. In the early 1900's, nursing education was received primarily from hospitals rather than colleges or universities and was based loosely on the model created by Florence Nightingale. Service, not education was the primary objective (Nutting & Dock, 1907). Nursing education faced many challenges from its inception, particularly from physicians who recognized the need for nursing care, but feared if nurses were given too much education the nurse would displace them (Allen...
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...he impact of the IOM report on nursing education. 2. The impact of the IOM report on nursing practice, particularly in primary care, and how you would change your practice to meet the goals of the IOM report. 3. The impact of the IOM report on the nurse’s role as a leade The impact of iom report on nursing In 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) collaborated with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to publish The Future of Nursing: Leading Changes, Advancing Health. With the increasing changes in health care, it is up to the nurses to keep themselves updated and competent. The purpose of this collaborated effect put forth recommendation that allow nurses to “(1) ensure that nurses can practice to full extent of their education and training (2) improve nursing education,(3) provide opportunities for nurses to assume leadership positions and to serve as a full partners in health care system and (4) improve data collection for workforce planning and policy making”(The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institutes of Medicine[RWJF and IOM]. IOM has a great impact on nursing education. A higher level of education, training and experience could make a nurse competent in her level of pra. One of the statistic shows that 34.2% nurses have BSN, 33.7% have associates degree, and 17% have masters or a Doctorate degree (Cherry & Jacob, 2008, p.550). While there are changes made in our health care there should be changes in nursing education prior to licensing and post license...
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...How Does Knowledge of the Foundations and History of Nursing Provide a Context in Which to Understand Current Practice? Identify at Least Three Trends in Nursing Practice. How Have These Trends Influenced Your Perspective of Nursing Practice? In answering the above question, my thought immediate goes to, “You don’t know where you’re going unless you know where you’ve been or come from.” “The American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN) is a professional organization open to everyone interested in the history of nursing. The purpose of the Association shall be to foster the importance of history as relevant to understanding the past, defining the present, and influencing the future of nursing.” [ (About AAHN, 2007) ] The history of nursing and knowledge of foundations allows us an opportunity to ask why & then obtain answer(s) for current practices via documented evidence. This knowledge propels an individual from a level of ignorance to a focused level of education. Awareness of historical practices and events better assists us in understanding the why’s within this profession, we call registered nurse. Having knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing helps nursing practice today because it shows not only how far we have come in healthcare and nursing but also how important education has been and still is for nurses. Looking back on history and research of practices help us understand why we do some of the things we do today as nurses such as...
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...How the IOM report: “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” Impacts Nursing Kylie Kuehl Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V March 7, 2016 How the IOM Report: “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” Impacts Nursing In 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a nursing report titled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” The report stressed the importance of developing a more highly educated nursing workforce, providing nurses more leadership opportunities, and interdisciplinary collaboration (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2013). The release of the IOM report has lead to a number of revolutionary changes in nursing education and practice; it has impacted all aspects of the nursing profession. When it comes to nursing education, the recommendation stated in the IOM report is that nurses should obtain higher levels of education and preparation. Specifically, it is recommended that the percentage of BSN educated nurses be increased to 80% by the year 2020. The release of the IOM report has provided the momentum necessary to change nursing education across the country. (Institute of Medicine, 2011) One particular program that was approved in response to the report is The Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College Charter High School. The concept of this middle college was developed due to the number of students from low-income areas that were dropping out of nursing school. The middle college is intended to...
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...other has done nothing more than led to considerable confusion. Each of these nursing degree programs possesses a unique set of benefits. (Scheckel, 2009) Each program is designed to prepare the student to take the National Council Licensure Examination also referred to as the NCLEX. Following successfully completion the NCLEX, graduates are well-informed to accomplish physical evaluations, and to administer medications. Nursing graduates from these degree programs are similarly well-informed of medical equipment and are proficient in life resuscitating procedures, such as wound care, lacerations, drains, cardiovascular oxygen transport. In today’s nursing environment, more and more are expected from nurses which includes more than just following physician’s orders and commencing IVs. (Forster, 2008)Today’s nurse should be able to make vital decisions regarding a patient’s care. (Forster, 2008)There are significant differences between programs that will ultimately influence nursing care and end-results for patients. (Clarke, Donaldson, 2008)This paper will review the differences in the competency levels of nursing graduates and their functions in an advancing, vigorous health care environment. Due to a shortage of nurses the ADN/ASN programs was established. (Mahaffey, 2002) Although the initiative was only to be a provisional solution, nevertheless the impact of these programs on the nursing profession has been nothing less than outstanding. (Mahaffey, 2002) Today, two...
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