PROFESSIONAL DEVELOMENT OF NURSING PRACTICE
Femi ISEMEDE
NRS/430v
February, 23 2014
Introduction.
The impact of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2010 report as it affects the future of nursing in relation to nursing education, nursing practice, particularly in primary care and the nurse’s role as a leader will be our subject of discussion. The IOM is not a profit organization but an organization founded for the purpose of providing national advice with regards to biomedicine science, medicine, and health. It functions independent of the United States government and provides “unbiased, evidence- based and authoritative information and advice concerning health and science, policy to policy-makers, professional, leaders in every sector of the society and the public at large. In 2010 the IOM released a detailed report exploring the need of nursing profession to evolve and prepare for the impact that will occur as a result of health care reform and the transformation that will be seen on our complex health care system. Achieving this transformation will require remodeling many aspects of the health care system. With the recent passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of Americans who could not previously afford health insurance now find themselves with the opportunity to seek and obtain medical attention that was previously denied to them. With a huge number of individuals who now are able to receive primary care. This brings the concern whether or not there will be enough providers available to handle the massive increase in workload. The IOM committee formulated key message address focusing on three important areas including, nursing practice, nursing education and nursing leadership.
The IOM first key message is to address the need to transform practice and said “nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training” (IOM, 2010),