...Changes in the Health Care System and the Practice of Nursing have become complex. Technological changes, complicated client needs, short hospital length of stay, and departure from acute care to community based care, all these changes have underscore the need for professional nurses to think critically in order to provide safe and effective client care. A better educated nursing workforce can provide good health education to patients and their families. The affordable care of 2010 has required the need for nurses to expand their role of practice to meet complicated patient demands. This has prompted the Institute Of Medicine to review the “Future of Nursing, Leading change and Advancing Health”. {Creasia & Fribery,2011} The Impact of the IOM report on Nursing Education. According to IOM report the future of nursing is aimed at improving the health of Americans by transforming the nursing profession. It is important for nurses to receive higher education and training to meet the dynamic environment in which they will practice.{Institute of Medicine,2010}. The IOM recommends that 80% of the nursing workforce will have baccalaureate degree in nursing by the year 2020. These nurses would be able to promote quality of nursing care through their critical thinking skills and research. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system by encouraging associate degree nurses to obtain BSN degrees. A highly educated nurse is preferred...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Vivienne Wulff Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V October 10, 2014 Abstract Institute of Medicine (IOM) put out a report in 2010 about the future of nursing. It is an in-depth look at the role nurses should play in a changing healthcare system, as the new legislative reforms are phased in over the next decade. The report contains three key messages related to nursing. The key messages that the IOM recommends are for transforming nursing practice, transforming nursing education, and nursing leadership. I will be discussing the impact of the report on the above mentioned key messages. I also will look at how this report will impact or change the way I practice nursing today to meet there stated goals. Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Impact on Nursing Education In order to give quality, safe and effective care, we as nurses must be up to date on the current practices and continue with our education. By continuing our education, we can ensure that we, as nurses, are up to date on the latest medical treatments, medications, and infectious diseases. “The primary goals of nursing education remain the same: nurses must be prepared to meet diverse patients’ needs; function as leaders” (Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, 2011, p. 164). Patient care has become more complex over the years with all the new technology that is out...
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...their invaluable services, transformation of the nursing practice is important. The Institute of Medicine creates a platform where nurses can exploit opportunities to build a healthcare system that meets demand for safe, accessible, quality, patient-centered and affordable care. The Institute of Medicine describes a vision where the health care system can undergo a transformation that will be effective in the delivery of medical services. Nurses are required by the Institute of Medicine to assume roles that will benefit them by improving their skills in the medical practice. The committee is looking for diverse ways to make quality care accessible to majority of the population. The impact of the IOM report on nursing education The IOM report recommends that nurses should be adequately trained in order to effectively render their services to patients. This ensures that nurses undertake their nursing practice with utmost professionalism. The report also states that nurses should use their education and training to the full extent. This is crucial as it determines if a patient will be able to recover from the ailment that they are suffering from. According to the Institute of Medicine (2010), an improved education system for nurses is crucial as they will acquire knowledge of the nursing practice. An improved education system promotes academic progression and sets a platform for upcoming nurses to improve their skills. The report requires nurses to partner with physicians and...
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...IMPACT OF THE IOM REPORT ON NURSING EDUCATION, PRACTICE, AND LEADERSHIP The demands for health care are increasing each day and will significantly increase with the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) now in place, which was passed by the United States Congress and later signed by President Obama in 2010. The passing of the ACA will ultimately allow millions of people who are un-insured to be insured and receive health care. In 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee spent two years evaluating and transforming the nursing profession in order to help ready the future needs of healthcare. Two years later, on October 5, 2010 and just months after the ACA was signed, the IOM published its report named The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Healthcare which partially focuses on the transformation of nursing education, practice and leadership roles of nursing. The IOM report focuses on the importance of nurses enhancing their education to meet the expanding technological advances and expansion of the nursing role by pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees. These opportunities include nursing research, education, and IOM’s main focus, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). A key point the committee states is that “nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression" ("IOM Nursing Report," 2010). By achieving a higher level of education...
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...Medicine (IOM) Report on the Future of Nursing in Education, Practice and Leadership Esther Edukuye Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS 430v 5/6/12 Janet Arnold Abstract This paper seeks to expand upon the 2010 Institute of Medicine’s report on the future of nursing, leading change, advancing health and illustrating its impact on nursing education, practice and leadership. There is an ongoing transformation in the healthcare system necessitated by the need to achieve a patient centered care in the community, public, and primary care settings in contrast to previous times. Nurses occupying vital roles in the healthcare system, need improvements in the areas mentioned above to enhance needed reforms. Having reviewed the 2010 institute of medicine (IOM ) report on the Future of Nursing Leading Change Advancing Health, despite being a practicing nurse for a long time, I felt a renewed sense of call to duty. I felt better about my decision to go back to school to earn my baccalaureate degree and started to think of how I can use the knowledge I will acquire thereby, to empower myself, as related to my present field of practice and start effecting changes immediately in the areas of nursing education, practice and leadership as identified in the report, needing crucial, innovation and reform. As a nurse presently in the mainstream of practice, it is no doubt that nursing care delivery today is really impacted in so many ways, according to the report as follows...
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...the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on the Future of Nursing in Education, Practice and Leadership NRS-430V Professional Dynamics September 12 2012 This paper focuses on expanding the impact of Institute of Medicine report on future of nursing, leading change, advancing health and illustrates its impact on nursing education, practice and leadership. Focus of this report highlights re structuring of the health care system to provide better service to patients. Today nursing is recognized as a promising career and has gained much significance over the years, several programs for becoming a nursing professional are being offered by universities, community colleges and hospital based schools. Since the mid 20th century, demands for nursing professional have been on an up rise, there has been a tremendous increase in the number of nursing graduates in the last decade (NLN, 2010b). The focus of nursing education have shifted to new dimensions such as community health, public health, primary care, geriatrics, disease prevention, health promotion and other areas rather than being limited to a particular area. And this is mainly to prepare nurse to deal with evolving health care system. Demand for nurses produced high amount of entry-level nurses, the study emphasizes highly educated nurses are preferred to handle todays today’s health care challenges. By 2020 the nursing work force should consist of 80% BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) prepared nurses. Achieving this...
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...DKKD Save Link Assignment Professional Development of Nursing Professionals View Rubric Due Date: Mar 23, 2014 23:59:59 Max Points: 200 Details: Review the IOM report: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health.aspx, focusing on the following sections: Transforming Practice, Transforming Education, and Transforming Leadership. In order to access the report, locate “Get this Report” and click on “Read Report Online for Free”. When the report is downloaded, it will open up to page 1. Use the table of contents, located on the right, to navigate to the required sections. Create a paper (750-1,000 words) about the impact on nursing of the 2010 IOM report on the Future of Nursing. Include: 1.The 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 leader. This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment. Please Note: Assignment will not be submitted to the faculty member until the "Submit"...
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...The Impact and Future on Nursing In this paper I will discuss the goals of the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) published report and its impact on nursing education, nursing practice specifically in primary care and the impact on the nurse as a role of leadership. In my conclusion, I will provide on a personal level what modifications I will make in my nursing practice to meet the IOM report goals. Within the paper I will explore how the impact of the 2010 IOM published report titled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” has on the three topic points stated above. The IOM published report was set forth by the IOM’s Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing committee group whose purpose is “producing a report that would make recommendations for an action oriented blueprint for the future of nursing” (IOM, 2010, p. 2). The basis of the IOM report is to provide proposed changes with the newly implemented Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 to the very complex United States healthcare system and how the future nurse’s role should evolve with education, practice and leadership. The IOM recommends that “Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (IOM, 2010, p. 163). Today’s healthcare needs are expanding, diverse and ever changing. Nurses play a large role in providing care but cannot do so effectively if they are not being educated...
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...head: The impact on nursing of the 2010 IOM Report The Impact on nursing of the 2010 IOM report on the future of nursing. THE IMPACT ON NURSING OF THE 2010 IOM REPORT ON THE FUTURE OF NURSING. The institute of medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson foundation formed a Committee to look into ways of making nursing a strong profession where nurses become partners and leaders to improve health care in the period of health care reforms, this led to the creation of Robert Wood Johnson initiative (RWJF) on the future of nursing in conjunction with the Institute of medicine (IOM), The Committee made some recommendations on nursing in the United States titled “ The future of Nursing: Leading change, advancing health” The RWJF and IOM worked on this project for two years.in order to study, research learn and understand the implications for nursing as a profession being the largest component of health care workforce of this anticipated changes in health care. To realize this vision of transforming the health care system into a safe, accessible, patient centered care, this will require improved nursing education before and after nurses are licensed. The RWJF and IOM considered many challenges that face nursing education and proffered solutions that will assist in advancing the health care system, the Committee determined that nurses should be trained at higher levels of education by improving the educational...
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...IOM Report on Nursing NRS-430V Lisa Arends October 11, 2015 IOM Report on Nursing Once the incorporation of the 2010 affordable care act came into existence this created a transformation within the healthcare industry. The affordable care act vision placed higher demands on patient healthcare needs that required more of nurses to be primarily involved with all aspects of patient care. This also placed more demands on nurses to become educated after they are licensed as a practicing nurse. The future of nursing was transformed to meet these demands through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation alone with the Institute of Medicine which support nursing through focusing on nursing education. The IOM (Institute of Medicine) demands that nurses are to achieve higher levels of education and this training should occur through the educational system being improved. This paper area of focus will inform you of the impact of nursing education, nursing practice, and nurses as we continue to lead in our advancing world of providing quality healthcare through technology, achieving higher education, and hands on training. IOM Impact on Education Nurses are expected to be fully knowledgeable and competent when it comes to caring for patients. The IOM (Institute of Medicine) report set forth five core competencies to be integrated in the nursing education. They are patient centered care, working with other members of the...
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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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...of Medicine Report on Nursing Edith Ludlum Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS-430V November 15, 2014 The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) rolled out and became the largest healthcare transformation the United States had since the development of the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965. Under this system all Americans would have access to health care. Because of this legislation there are now more than 32 million more people that have access to health care. In our ever evolving healthcare, Nurses, who are the largest group in our nation’s healthcare workforce, are going to play a big role in meeting the demands of the healthcare system (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2011). This paper will look at the Institute of Medicine, their report: “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”(IOM, 2010), and the impact that the report has on nursing education, nursing practice and the nurse’s role as a leader. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was established in 1970, and is the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences. “The IOM is an independent, nonprofit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public.” (National Academy of Sciences, 2013) The IOM not only advises Congress on important health questions but it helps other federal agencies and independent organizations. After two years of research, the IOM presented their report “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change...
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...Medicine 2010 Report Guiding the Future of Nursing Susi Rubendall Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V-0506 February 22, 2015 Nurses are critical to the future health and healthcare of America. The enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) calls for a transformation of healthcare to provide a safer, more affordable, more accessible and higher quality of healthcare. Central to these goals is high quality nursing care and practice. In 2008 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to become a partner to examine and consider what it would take to radically change and address the biggest issues of healthcare, cost and improved care. This ground breaking and far reaching collaborative effort resulted in the presentation in 2010 of a cohesive document “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”. The report focused on recommendations for improvements which include nursing’s important role in improving healthcare in America. This paper will look at the impact of the IOM 2010 report on nursing practice, nursing education and nursing leadership. Impact on Nursing Practice Nurses as the largest part of the healthcare workforce are poised to have an important role in transforming healthcare to provide quality care and improve health outcomes in America. An important message of the IOM report is the Key Message #1: Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training (IOM, 2010). ...
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...Running head: THE IMPACT ON NURSING OF THE 2010 IOM REPORT ON The Impact on Nursing of the 2010 IOM Report on Future Nursing Marylin Estes Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V September 23, 2011 The Impact on Nursing of the 2010 IOM Report on Future Nursing . The 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report along with Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) conducted a study to gain insight on a number of barriers that restrict nurses from responding effectively to rapidly changing health care systems, the need to assess and transform the nursing profession. In this report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” (Institute of Medicine, 2010) they determined that our health care system was selling patients short on affordable, safe, quality care. The IOM founded four key messages: that nurses should fully utilize their education and training, nurses should continue to further their education, should work in a partnership with physicians and all other health care professionals, and have more structured policies to ensure better data collection and information. This paper will include the impact of nursing education, nursing practice, and the role of the nurse as a leader. According to the IOM report on nursing education, the U.S. health care systems will require serious changes in the education of nurses before and after achieving a license to help with the transition of the nursing roles and responsibilities. The goal will remain the same as nurses will continue...
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...Development of Nursing Professionals Katrina Boluyt Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics November 2, 2015 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The largest philanthropy in the United States focused exclusively on health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), together with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on nursing in 2010. This report was the result of a two year project designed to evaluate and revolutionize the nursing profession (IOM, 2011). The four key points published by the IOM are as follows: 1. “Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training” (IOM, 2011, p. 4); 2. “Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (IOM, 2011, p. 6); 3. “Nurses should be full partners with physicians and other health professionals in redesigning health care in the United States” (IOM, 2011, p. 7); and 4. “Key effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and improved information infrastructure” (IOM, 2011, p. 8). This paper discusses the impact of the 2010 IOM report on nursing education, on nursing practice, and on nurse’s roles as leaders. The IOM report promotes nursing education in the United States by recommending nurses to obtain higher education and urging education systems to provide education that is easily attainable. The recommended goals outlined in the report proposed...
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