Implementation of the IOM Future Of Nursing Report

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Robert wood Johnson foundation is among the biggest charitable organization in the US that focuses mainly on the health issues. Its main objective is to find out the most wanting health concerns occurring in US in order to facilitate the healthy living of American citizens. In conjunction with institute of medicine (IOM), the foundation formed an initiative committee which was obligated to form a report that would suggest the recommendation for the future of nursing (Clavelle, 2012).
Due to the rapid changes in the world of health, and the ever growing systems in health care, it deemed necessary to evaluate the obstacles in the nursing profession which curtailed effective response to these evolving changes in the health systems. This was in line with 2010 Affordable care Act which was on the view that, since the nurses forms the largest proportion of the health worker, they can play a fundamental role in achieving the objectives stipulated in the Act. The Act included the provision of transforming health care system to the one that focuses on patient needs, safety, affordability and quality.
Prior to the final verdict on the report, the committee researched on various challenges such as the problems that affected the education system of nursing, and the probable solutions necessary for advancement of the system. Among the probable solution they reviewed were; the benefits of highly skilled nurses given the challenges of ageing population in America, an advanced education system that focuses more on a community setting rather than acute care, the qualification entry to the profession which was to be discussed by the nursing fraternity and other stakeholders, continued learning so as to keep up with the advancing health care systems, and how to mitigate the shortage of