...“Nursing Future” Education Impact on Nursing Practice Grand Canyon University: NURS-430V 6/4/2016 “Nursing Future” Education Impact on Nursing Practice The Institute on Medicine (IOM) released a document in 2010 entitled: “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” The group that arranged this report were made up of professionals who recommended and helped shape legislation and health care policy (“Professional Accountability,” 2011). The document guided health care improvement by advancement of the nursing profession as the number of insured Americans rose to over 32 million in 2010 (IOM, 2011). This report has resulted in “The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action,” whose purpose is to put into effect the proposals started by “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” report (Future of Nursing Campaign for Action, n.d.). The goal of most healthcare organizations is to improve nursing practice by hiring more educated nurses, as stated in the IOM’s report. This paper will discuss the impact of the IOM’s report about advancing nurse education and the role of leadership. IOM’s Report Impact on Nursing Education “Nurses should achieve high levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (IOM, 2011). The IOM report discusses the effect of having a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing, and its correlation to positive patient experiences. The American Association of Colleges...
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...Analysis of the IOM’s brief: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Benjamin Todd Hegre Grand Canyon University NRS-430V - Professional Dynamics September 30, 2012 Abstract The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report in 2011 on the state of the nursing profession, its workforce and the future of both. The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health was released after over two years time. The committee charged with making recommendations for meshing nursing with the future developed four key points. Theses were: Nurses should practice to the full extent of their training; nurse should seek and continue higher education; nurses should be full partners in redesigning the healthcare system; and, better data collection and infrastructure will help make this goals possible. This brief looks at an overview of the IOM’s report but focuses on the impact of its contents in the areas of nursing education, nursing practice and nursing leadership. When the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted, it offered a unique opportunity for the nursing profession to join in the rapidly evolving healthcare system. Nursing represents the largest segment of the healthcare workforce, but faces a number of historical, regulatory and policy barriers when it comes to responding effectively to the modern health care system. (IOM, “TFON:LCAH, 2011). In 2008, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) initiated a...
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...Future Impact of the Nursing Role Future Impact of the Nursing Role In November of 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a report titled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” It’s a look at how nurses should change their practice and role in healthcare. The new legislative reforms in the nation are being phased in over the coming years. This reform will expand the scope of the nursing profession and practice. This reform states that: “A number of barriers prevent nurses from being able to respond effectively to rapidly changing health care settings and an evolving health care system. These barriers need to be overcome to ensure that nurses are well-positioned to lead change and advance health (IOM-2010) .“ The Institute of Medicine (IOM) developed four key messages that form the origin for the analysis and endorsements presented. The first three are referring to the nursing role, and these are in summary: 1). Nurses should practice to the entire extent of their training and education. 2). Nurses should strive for higher levels of education and training, through a quicker more user friendly educational system that promotes seamless progression from one degree to another higher degree. 3). Nurses should be considered equal colleagues with physicians and other health care professionals, when remodeling health care in the United States. What is the impact on nursing practice...
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...Title: Development of the Future of Nursing James Flynn Grand Canyon University December 7, 2012 Title: Development of the Future of Nursing In an effort to provide American citizens with high quality, affordable health care the president signed into law and passed with help of congress, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in March of 2010. The ACA will attempt to provide at least 94% of the population with quality health coverage, while staying within the means of the average citizen. At the same time staying within the $900,000,000.00 budget set by President Barak Obama (Responsible Reform for the Middle Class n.d.). This however, will not be an easy task. In 2010 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) alongside with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the report “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” (Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2011). At its core the report was a mandate to renovate the current health care system, and at the same time introducing nursing as an essential piece to this renovation. Within the IOM’s report are a few key points that outline their vision of the future of heath care (2011). If instituted, these key points will have major and long term affects on the nursing profession. The report places a higher responsibility on the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) to take on the role of a Primary Care Provider (PCP). In order to accomplish this goal...
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...Impact of the Institute of Medicine Report on Nursing Amy Nikrasch Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V 01 December 2013 The Institute of Medicine's Impact on Nursing The United States government has identified that a health care reform is needed to ensure that all individuals have access to health care. In March 2010 President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to ensure all individuals in the United States will have access to quality health care ("Key Features Affordable Care ", 2013). Many organizations, including the Institute of Medicine (IOM), recognize that changes need to be made to the current health care system in order for Affordable Care Act to be successful. In 2010 the IOM issued a report reflecting changes needed in health care including: nursing education, nursing practice, and nursing roles as leaders (“Future Nursing”, 2010). Changes in Education According to the IOM report, nursing education is one area of health care that requires changes. Currently entry nursing is comprised of nurses with diplomas, associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees, and master's degrees. The IOM's goal is to have 80% of nurses with a minimum of a baccalaureate degree and allow them to practice to the fullest of their education and training by 2020. Health care will be shifting to more patient centered care, focusing on health promotion and preventative care with less acute and specialty care. Associate level nursing curriculums do not prepare nurses with...
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...The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Charity Hathaway Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V July 1, 2013 The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health The world of nursing is constantly changing to meet the needs of health care in the United States. As it evolves, nurses are instrumental in this transformation process. According to the Institute of Medicine’s report on nursing’s future, nurses will play a critical role in providing quality care at a lower cost. As legislation is moving health care away from acute and specialty realms, there is a higher demand in primary care centered environments. (“Future of Nursing,” 2010). There is also a substantial aging population with the baby boomer generation that will need long term and palliative care. (“Future of Nursing,” 2010). According to three health care systems, Veterans Affairs (VA), Geisinger Health System and Kaiser Permanente, emphasis has been put on registered nurses and nurse practitioners to see if moving them into primary practice environments would assist in the delivery of their outcomes. The results from all three health systems showed impressive results with the end result being that of higher quality care and lower economic costs. (“Future of Nursing,” 2010). In order to achieve this outcome, patient to nurse ratios would need to be decreased to meet the demands needed by other disciplines to ensure that optimal care is being given to the patient. With a lower patient load, there...
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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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...The Institute of Medicine Report John Doe Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V - 0101 Professional Dynamics September 29, 2013 The Institute of Medicine Report The Institute of Medicine report shares many views of transformation for all aspects of nursing. These views contend that several changes will need to happen for the future of healthcare to be successful. No one ever predicted ten years ago that there would be an IOM report stating these perspectives of healthcare, but there was always someone attempting to predict the future of nursing. The IOM’s Recommendations on Nursing Education The impact of the Institute of Medicine report on nursing education suggests the nursing profession should have a more advanced education system providing limitless opportunities for growth. The future of nursing providing care to the entire realm of health care, especially primary care and community settings, will be determined by the evolution of a new educational system. The IOM report states that sixty percent of hospital employed nurses will be impacted by the Affordable Care Act because of the transition of patients to primary and community health care. (National Research Council, 2011) Tension in the current educational system has been steadily increasing due to the newly required nursing skills in many specialty areas. That being said, the new educational...
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...The Future of Nursing an IOM Report Grand Canyon University June 08, 2013 The Future of Nursing an IOM Report The Need to Transform Practice The Institute of Medicine’s Report (IOM) on the future of nursing was very informative and brought very valid points for the need to reform nursing. Registered Nurses (RN) do not practice at the level that are trained. According to the IOM’s report that need to change. For example some states do not allow nurse practitioners to perform at their educational there practice is governed by state laws (Institute of Medicine of the National Academies [IOM], October 2010)). With escalating health care costs advance practice nurses (APRN) need to be playing a larger role in the health care system, both delivering and decision making about health care. APRN’s need to be working from health promotion to disease prevention. States may need to streamline scope of practice regulations that reflect the full extent of the APRN educational level. The Federal government is well suited to reform changes at the states level and offer incentives for adopting best care practices. The IOM’s Report also recommendations changes need to occur within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Congress needs to ensure that nurses practice at their educational level (IOM, October 2010) The Need to Transform Education As health care advances so should nurses. Nurses need to be encouraged at the educational to be lifelong learners. As patients present with...
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...The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is “a private, nonprofit institution that provides independent, objective analysis and advice to the nation” and “the IOM’s aim is to help those in government and the private sector make informed health decisions by providing evidence” (The National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine) that are reliable and straightforward, all aimed at improving health. The IOM has been developing and publishing reports on health care issues for many years, and one of which is The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, published in 2010. This report had impact, and will continuously do so, on the nursing profession, especially related to nursing education, nursing practice, and nurse’s role as a leader. Related to nursing education, IOM’s 2010 report recommends that all nurses should “achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (Future of Nursing, 2010). The report also mentions that due to the changes in the nation’s demographics as well as health care needs, the ways of education during the 20th century are not appropriate anymore in dealing with health care in the 21st century. The report of IOM 2010 also recommends that “80% of nurses should be baccalaureate prepared and the number of doctorally prepared nurses should double by 2020” (Chard, R., 2013). In order to comply with the IOM recommendations and increasing patient demanding and complexity in...
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...The Impact of the IOM’s 2010 Report on the Future of Nursing With the creation and passing of 2010’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), nurses in particular are poised to be a gatekeeper for the public’s understanding and application of the new parts and pieces of this legislation. Also in 2010 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released a report that was two years in the making. The goal for the committee formed between the two entities was to produce a report that would address the lack of a roadmap for change needed to help steer the profession of nursing through the many coming changes in the modern American healthcare system. This paper will address three main components of the IOM report. The Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Education The profession of nursing is unlike many of its colleagues within the healthcare community. Currently there are four different tracks to becoming an RN. It has been noted that the different paths of reaching the same goal of becoming a practicing RN has been a contributor to confusion among not only the general public but also the profession itself. “Perhaps the belief that ‘a nurse is a nurse is a nurse’ developed because, even though registered nurses may be prepared in educational programs that vary in length, orientation, and content, the graduates all take the same licensing examination, and, superficially all seem to be able to provide the same level of care” (Catalano, 2009...
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...Development of Nursing Professionals The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of important members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education (Institute of Medicine, 2011). The IOM’s foundations call for collaborative efforts by experts to explore, address, and offer solutions to evolving and complex health issues that face the United States and the world. As a result of these set foundations, the IOM teamed up with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is of the United States’ largest philanthropic foundations, whose focus is dedicated exclusively to health and health care issues facing the country. Together the IOM and the RWJF collaborated in developing the RWJF Initiative on the Future of Nursing. Currently the nation is at a point where health care reform is being implemented and the healthcare system has begun to change. Both of these organizations sought the possibility of empowering nurses to become partners in improving the health care system and in the delivery of high quality care. Their collaborative efforts resulted in the 2010 IOM report The Future...
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...Profession of Nursing Monica Soto Grand Canyon University October 17, 2013 The IOM’s recommendation on improving the delivery of care begins with the transformation of the nursing profession. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) along with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) established a two year Initiative on the Future of Nursing (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2011, p. 2). In an unprecedented partnership to explore challenges central to the future of the nursing profession. The IOM and RWJF stated that accessible, high quality care cannot be achieved without exceptional nursing care and leadership (IOM, 2011, p. 2). This paper will discuss and explore how the IOM report impacts nursing education, nursing practice, and the nurse’s leadership role. The IOM recommends entering the field of Nursing prepared with a baccalaureate degree can provide a consistent foundation. Due to the complexities of managing patient care with chronic illnesses qualified nurses will need to possess the knowledge and training of a higher level of education. The IOM recommends that hospitals have a workforce of at least 80 percent of registered nurses with a minimum of a BSN degree by the year 2020 (IOM, 2011, p. 173). Although, there still exists various modalities to entering the nursing profession without having a BSN. The goal for nurses with a diploma and associate degree are encouraged to further their education by entering a baccalaureate nursing program. The future of nursing...
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...The Impact of Nursing as a Result of the 2010 IOM Report Marie Emily M. Garcia Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics February 15, 2015 Presented to Kelly A. Davis The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) collaborated in 2008 to respond and evaluate changes that were needed in the nursing profession. This initiative was a two year project that resulted “in producing a report that would make recommendations for an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing” (Institute of Medicine, 2011). The premise that the report is attempting to answer is this, “What roles can nursing assume to address the increasing demand for safe, high-quality, and effective health care services?” (Institute of Medicine, 2011). My paper will attempt to review the IOM’s report on nursing education, nursing practice, and a nurse’s role as a leader. Nursing Education The nursing profession is educationally diverse. Many nurses can obtain their training and education via diploma, associate’s, bachelor’s degrees, and more recently accelerated, second-bachelor’s degree programs. With such diversity in education, there needs to be a more consistent curriculum that encompasses the changing health trends. According to the IOM, “the ways in which nurses were educated during the 20th century are no longer adequate for dealing with the realities of health care in the 21st century (2011). The health care system is being bombarded with a variety of chronic...
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...The IOM's Impact on the Future of Nursing Angel Carroll Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V Mrs. Hathcock February 8, 2014 The IOM's Impact on the Future of Nursing “In November of 2010, the Institute of Medicine issued a special report titled The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, and Advancing health.”(The Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010). Over the next ten years as new judicial restructurings are brought forth, the Institute of Medicine has contemplated the roles nurses should be taking in an ever changing health care system. However, there are a number of barriers preventing nurses from being able to respond successfully to the hastily changing health care, surroundings, and a growing health care system. The Institute of Medicine believes that these barriers need to be overcome to make sure that nurses are qualified to lead the changes and advance health. The major barrier is governing. The scope of nursing practice is controlled by regulations that differ from state to state. The Institute of Medicine requests nurses to take a grander role in Americas progressively compound health care system. The Institute of Medicine has developed four fundamental messages. The first three relate directly to nursing traditions. It states, that nurses should practice to the full level of their knowledge and training. They believe nurses should complete complex levels of education and training through an accredited school. They also think nurses should be...
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