...Review Of the IOM Report: "The Future of Nursing Leading Change Advancing Health" Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V Review Of the IOM Report: "The Future of Nursing Leading Change Advancing Health" This is a Review of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report: "The Future of Nursing Leading change Advancing Health. Primarily focusing on sections 3 Transforming Practice, 4 Transforming Education, and 5 Transforming Leadership. IOM: The Future of Nursing Leading Change Advancing Health The Institute of Medicine (IOM) launched a two-year study to assess the current state of nursing as a profession and provide recommendations for transforming the nursing profession. The key messages and recommendations that they come up with as a result of this study provide a synopsis of the report from the Committee on the RWJF Initiative on the Future of Nursing at the IOM. These key messages and recommendations provide a "how to" blueprint for the future of nursing (IOM Report, 2011). IOM Key Messages As a result of the study, the IOM committee came up with 4 key messages that structure the main points, discussion and recommendations in this report: 1. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training. 2. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression. 3. Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health professionals, in redesigning health...
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...The Impact of the Institute of Medicine report on the Future of Nursing Sara Hoover Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V Professional Dynamics September 7th, 2014 The Impact of the Institute of Medicine report on the Future of Nursing In 2010, the Institute of Medicine released a report titled, “The Future of Nursing; Leading Change, Advancing Health.” The Institute of Medicine collaborated with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and for two years looked at the impact of the changing environment of health care delivery in the United States, and how nurses factor into the evolving health care system (www.IOM.edu). The joint initiative details 8 recommendations to remove what they determined to be existing barriers “preventing nurses from being able to respond effectively to rapidly changing health care settings” so that nurses, the largest profession in health care, are better equipped and supported in realizing the objectives of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (www.IOM.edu). IOM Recommendations Recommendation 1 Remove scope-of-practice barriers so that advanced practice nurses are able to practice to the full extent of their education and training (www.IOM.edu). This recommendation would empower nurses to be leaders in health care, working side-by-side with physicians, and promoting nursing as more than carrying out tasks ordered by physicians. Recommendation 2 Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse collaborative improvement efforts (www...
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...The Institute of Medicine (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...
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...The Impact On Nursing of the 2010 IOM Report On The Future Of Nursing GBUllet, RNC Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V Professional Dynamics As the largest single profession in US healthcare, Nursing plays a major role in the healthcare delivery in both rural and urban areas. The nursing profession is a work in progress and constantly evolving. Nurses in this era in many ways are far different than what it was at its inception. Today’s nurses must embrace change and incorporate evidence based medicine, creativity and the enthusiasm with discipline. Currently nurses are limited with their ability to deliver care with the changing healthcare practice in US. In order to be an effective participant in the evolving and transforming healthcare system, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Institute of medicine (IOM) launched an initiative in 2008 which created a report with eight recommendations for the future transformation of the nursing profession. The IOM report had 8 key recommendations for the future of nursing. The following key messages were the framework for the recommendations. * Recommends that nurses should be able to practice to the full extent of their training and education * Recommends that nurses should attain higher levels of schooling and training through an enhanced education system that encourages seamless academic advancement...
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...05/26/13 Nursing profession represent the largest workforce in the healthcare field. The function of nurses in the healthcare field cannot be overemphasized, absence or shortage of nurses in the healthcare system, have been found to have a major effect on the ongoing activities of the system, thus, compromising desirable patient’s outcome. In order word nurses represent the heartbeat of the hospital / healthcare settings. Nursing is an art of caring for people, family and the community as whole, in doing this, there are rules and regulation laid down by federal and state legislatures to be adhered to by nurses, and this is called “standard of practice”- this set limit to the duties nurses can carry out on patient, family and also the community. However, in order to transform the healthcare system to ensure safe, quality, accessible, and affordable care to all, the role of many healthcare professionals, especially nurses needs to be revaluated, updated, and adaptive enough to meet the changing needs of patient,. (www.iom.edu/Reports/2010) . Working at the front lines of patient care, nurses can assume a vital role in realizing a reformed healthcare system. To achieve these goal, the IOM committee came up with the report on the future of nursing practice, that nurses need to be fully involved in transforming the healthcare system to meeting the evolving health care needs of the patient, the following recommendations were made in their report, these include, practicing nursing profession...
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...to change as well. The Institute of Medicine (IOM), an independent organization with a mission to, “Serve as advisor to the nation to improve health,” created a report outlining major categories of change necessary so that nurses can meet the changing health care needs of the United States (Institute of Medicine, 2010). This report, titled, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”, will be the focus of this paper. This paper will look at the impact of the Institute of Medicine’s report on nursing education, nursing practice in primary care, the impact of the report on the nurses as leaders, and how the author of this paper will change her practice to meet the goals of the report. One of the key points in the report states, “Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training” (Goeshchel, 2011). This report fully encourages nurses to never stop learning, and to prepare themselves to maintain a high level of knowledge in their field. The IOM report also follows this key message on education with recommendations for moving forward. One of the recommendations is that as a profession, nurses “increase the proportion of nurses with baccalaureate degrees to 80% by 2020” (Goeshchel, 2011). The next two recommendations are that nurses “double the number of nurses with a doctorate degree by 2020, and ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning” (Goeshchel, 2011). Through these recommendations, there are many changes in store for nurses at...
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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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...Medicine (IOM) Report Alexandrea Waytes Grand Canyon University September 21,2014 Author Notes Research paper for Professional Development of Nursing Professionals, NUR 430, Misty Stone (Instructor) In 2008, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the IOM launched a two-year initiative to respond to the need to assess and transform the nursing profession. A report from the IOM (2010), entitled The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, recommended transformational changes in nursing education and practice, which position nurses to be a strong influence in shaping healthcare delivery systems, healthcare policy, and overall healthcare practices in the future. The committee developed four key messages. IOM report stated nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression. Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health care professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States. Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and information infrastructure. 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) This...
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...Professional Development –Impact of IOM Report on Nursing Scholastica Ezeh Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS 430v Cynthia Yascavage August 29, 2012 Abstract Nursing profession has been growing at a very fast rate with estimated membership of over 3 million. They will play a vital role in helping to realize the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) legislation (IOM Report, 2010). For nurses to play their part in the transformation of the healthcare industry there were certain recommendations made by the committee appointed by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2008. These changes have to occur in nursing education, nursing leadership role and nursing practice. Impact on Nursing Education The nursing profession has different entry level educational tracks to becoming a registered nurse (RN). The associate degree in nursing (ADN), the diploma in nursing, the bachelor’s of science in nursing (BSN), and the accelerated, second- degree bachelor’s program for those with baccalaureate degrees in another field. With the increase in the number and diversity of the aging population in United States, increase in the complexity of patient needs and care environment, there is the need to change the educational system for nurses to ensure that it covers acute care and extend to community care with prevention in mind. To address the committee’s recommendations nurses can advance their level of education through a variety...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Education The institute of medicine’s report will have a great impact on the nursing education (Institute of Medicine, 2010). This will open doors to an even greater innovation on the nursing education. In 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) started an initiative in order to change for the better the future of nursing education and the whole nursing profession as well. The RWJF purpose is to make a report and give recommendations that will help the nursing profession. One those recommendations says that nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training (Institute of Medicine, 2010). This is recommendations is very essential in order to improve the nursing profession and education, being a good nurse starts by having a good foundation in nursing school. If a nurse gets a good education, he or she will be competent enough to assess any situation that will come his or her way. He or she will be able to identify any problems and give the necessary needs of the patients because he or she can identify what is needed to be done in order to give the best and proper nursing care to every patient. Understanding every anatomy and physiology of the human body, memorizing every medication and action of each drug, and how to properly give the right care for every each patient suffering from different disease. These...
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...The Future of Nursing In 2010 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJK), a subsidiary of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), issued a report on nursing called, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, (http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursig-Leadership-Change-Advancing-Health.aspx). According to the IOM official website, (http://www.iom.edu/), “…the IOM provides independent, objective, evidence-based advice to policy makers, health professional, the private sector, and the public. The IOM advises Congress on important health questions, from the quality of medical care to conflicts of interest in medical research”. The IOM also states that they make honest calls and request that the highest standards be provided to the public and will provide information to decision makers so regulations or policies can be changed to improve health, (http://www.iom.edu/About-IOM/Making-a-Difference.aspx). The IOM is a highly respected non-biased institution, with its elected members consisting of individuals known for excellence in their field of practice; suggestions made by the IOM carries a great deal clout. The 2010 report suggest some major changes need to me made in nursing to keep up with the demanding field of health care. The Future of Nursing Report listed eight recommendations and four focus points on how and why nursing needs to change, focusing primarily on nursing education, leadership, and practice. With the Affordable Care Act of 2010,...
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...Impact of the IOM report on Future of Nursing Terry Garcia Grand Canyon University. NRS-430 April 13, 2014 Impact of the IOM report on Future of Nursing After the passing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by the congress, it has become clear that the whole health care system is in need of a major transformation. The future of the health care system is focused on health maintenance, disease prevention, and providing quality and affordable care to the public. Nurses are at the heart of this renovation. Institute of Medicine (IOM) in partnership with Robert Johnson Foundation, released the report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health on October 5, 2010.This report compiled two years of research and is based on top nursing practices in the United States. It explores the need of change in the nursing profession and includes recommendations for this transformation in order to meet the demands of the new and complex health care system. The main segments of suggested modifications are nursing education, practice, and leadership (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010). Nurses must achieve higher levels of education and implement obtained knowledge to encounter the challenges of health care. The IOM report emphasizes the need of health care professionals that are better prepared to care for people with chronic conditions. To do this, nurses will need to...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University: NRS 430v Professional Dynamics March 4, 2012 Abstract The impact of the IOM on the Future of Nursing revolves around three basic key factors: “Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.” (The Future of Nursing, 2010) “Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression.” (The Future of Nursing, 2010) “Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States.” (The Future of Nursing, 2010) In 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation approached the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to propose a partnership between the two organizations to assess and respond to the need to transform the nursing profession. The report covers the theory that nurses will be able to fill the new and expanded roles of the healthcare system. By reviewing these key points presented the transformation of the nursing profession, nurses must have the education to enable them to provide patient centered care with the safest and most effective delivery. Additionally, they must engage with physicians and other health care professionals to deliver efficient and effective care and assume leadership roles in the restructure of the health care system. Impact of IOM Report on Nursing Education According to Thomas Sullivan’s...
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...Running head: IMPACT OF THE IOM REPORT ON NURSING Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V April 27, 2012 Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing On October 5, 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), released the report “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” This detailed report explores the need of the nursing profession to evolve and prepare for the impact that will occur as a result of the health care reform and the transformation that will be seen to our complex health care system. With the recent passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of Americans who were previously uninsured now find themselves with the opportunity to seek out and obtain the much needed medical attention that was previously denied to them. With the heightened number of individuals who are now able to receive primary care, there is concern as to whether or not there will be enough providers available to handle the massive increase in patient load. The reformed health care system now brings on new challenges and these challenges offer nurses the opportunity to practice with more freedom in order help close the gaps within our health care delivery system. The IOM committee formulated key messages that structure its recommendation for this transformation, focusing on three crucial areas including nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing leadership. The IOM’s...
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...Review of the Institute of Medicine Report Jennifer Jackson Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V June 5, 2014 Review of the Institute of Medicine Report Nurses make up the largest group of healthcare workers in the country. They play an integral part in the medial profession. Nurses are an essential part of health promotion, quality patient care, and the efficient use of healthcare resources. As healthcare becomes increasingly multifaceted, are nurses prepared to take on a more substantial role? In 2010, the In Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report that provided an outline on how to successfully transform the nursing profession. The motives for professional change include the emphasis on healthcare reform and public access to quality of care practices. Some of the recommendations of the IOP report include removing barriers to practice and care, more opportunities for nurses to become leaders, and increase nursing education (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Institute of Medicine, 2010). The IOM report suggests that nurses should practice to their full range of their education and training. Guidelines regarding a nurse’s scope of practice vary because licensing and practice rules are different in each state. For example, some states allow Advanced Practice Nurses to treat patients and prescribe medications without a physician’s supervision and some states do not allow this practice. As a result, the tasks Advanced Practice Nurses are allowed...
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