...The Impact of the 2010 Institute of 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...
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...The Impact of 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...
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...Impact of Institute 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...
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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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...THE IOM REPORT’S EFFECTS ON NURSING BY TA 11/24/13 The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report focuses on “Transforming Practice, Transforming Education, and Transforming Leadership” in which the goal of a transformed health care system is to provide higher-quality health care centered on the patient and their unique needs, to reduce errors, and increase safety (IOM, 2010, 87). The IOM report states “Nurses have the opportunity to play a central role in transforming the healthcare system to create a more accessible, high-quality, and value-driven environment for patients” (IOM, 2010, 85). In order to work towards this goal, the IOM places a major emphasis on education, the importance of collaboration with physicians and other health professions, and the importance of leadership in nursing practice to make the changes to allow for improvements. This paper will address the IOM’s impact on nursing education, the impact on nursing practice, and the impact on the nurse’s role as leaders to in order to transform the healthcare system. Nursing is a dynamic profession requiring lifelong learning to meet the needs of America’s complex health care system. To ensure safety and quality care, the IOM report places emphasis that the nurse is responsible to stay current on knowledge and practice in order to meet the ever-changing needs of patients. The report states that there is a dramatic shift in demographics, as we face an older and diverse American population with respects to race...
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...THE FUTURE OF NURSING: LEADING CHANGE, ADVANCING HEALTH. The Impact of The IOM Report 2010 On Transforming Education, Practice and Leadership Allan Abraham Impact on Nursing of the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) on the future of nursing. There are over three million nursing professional in United States and they make the largest segment of nation’s health care workforce. Nurses can play a vital role in helping to realize the objectives set forth in the 2010 affordable act, legislation that represents the broadest health care overhaul since the 1965 creation of Medicare and Medicaid program (IOM 2010). Due to the restricting barriers nurses were not able to respond effectively to the changing health care systems. In 2008, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and IOM launched a two year initiative to respond to the need to access and transform the nursing profession. The IOM appointed a committee with the purpose of producing a report that would wake recommendations for an action oriented blue print for the future of nursing. This paper will explore the impact of the report on Nursing education, Nursing Practice particularly in primary care, nursing role as a leader and changing my practice to meet the goals of IOM report. Impact on Nursing Education. Key message: “Nurse should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promote seemless academic progression” (IOM 2010 page 163}. The primary goal remains to meet...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Gloria Krahn Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS-430V-0130 September 22, 2013 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The impact of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), (2010) report on transforming education, nursing practice, and the role of nurses in leadership is to benefit the advancement of nursing, but has some key factors needing to be addressed in order to transform the future of nursing. There are barriers to change and the system is fractionalized. As reported by the IOM, (2010) “Nurses have great potential to lead innovative strategies to improve the health care system. However, a variety of historical, regulatory, and policy barriers have limited nurses’ ability to generate widespread transformation. Other barriers include fragmentation of the health care system, high rates of turnover among nurses, difficulties for nurses transitioning from school to practice, and an aging workforce and other demographic challenges.” (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010. p. 5). The IOM, (2010) report recognized the need to bring it more together for the benefit of quality healthcare. A key factor to transform education where the IOM, (2010) committee envisions change is to ease the transition to obtaining a higher degree level and a focused goal of having the workforce contain a baccalaureate level degree (BSN) of 80 percent by the year 2020. The report expresses barriers to this goal that include: not...
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...Running head: THE IMPACT OF THE IOM REPORT The Impact of the IOM Report on the Future of Nursing Celeste Ottney Grand Canyon University NRS430v Adriane M. Hesson March 12, 2012 The Impact of the IOM Report on the Future of Nursing In 2008, as a response to the need for a transformation in the nursing field, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine created an action-oriented blueprint with recommendations for changes needed in nursing. This was a response for the need to assess and change the world of nursing to advance nursing practice in the future. This 600 plus page report focuses on four key messages which are described in detail throughout the report. The messages, which stated that 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, and nurses should be full partners with physicians and other health care professionals gives us a guide on what impact the IOM report will have on the future of nursing (http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12956, 2010). Nursing Education This report focuses a great deal on the need to advance our levels of education within the ever-changing profession of nursing. It focuses in on the benefits of requiring a BSN at entry- level, as well as the need for gender diversity...
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...DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS Grand Canyon University NRS-430V. April 27, 2014 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS In 1970, The National Academy of Sciences established the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a non-governmental, non-profit organization, developed to provide advice on the national level that addresses issues of medical care, education, and research. Through research, collected data, and nurse-led solutions, the IOM created an informative report in 2010 called The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, which provides specific recommendations on the improvement of the nursing workforce and the healthcare delivery system. The report is directed towards various entities; individual policy makers, national state and government leaders, licensing bodies, educational institutions and consumer advocates, are just to name a few. Three particular recommendations, transforming education, transforming practice and transforming leadership, will be further discussed to display how each transformation will impact changes in the nursing profession and the health care delivery system. Transforming Education The first recommendation to be discussed that will impact change in the nursing profession and the health care delivery system is the transformation of education. The IOM report states that “nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (IOM, 2010...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Erica L. Carroll Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V Professional Dynamics December 13, 2015 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” asks “What roles can nursing assume to address the increasing demand for safe, high-quality, and effective health care services?” (IOM, 2010, p. xi, par 2). This paper will address three major categories that are impacted by the IOM report: education, practice, and leadership. Impact on Nursing Education According to the IOM report nursing education should include change management, quality improvement, and care management, as well as stressing the importance of lifelong learning and continuing education (IOM, 2010). To this end, the IOM is in favor of an all Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) work force (IOM, 2010). The IOM isn’t alone, one survey showed 76% of physicians surveyed felt BSNs were more competent that Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) (Institute of Medicine, 2010, p. 171, par 1). The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) also supports the need for BSN trained nurses. They state the BSN trained nurse is better-rounded, has more advanced critical thinking skills, and are more ready to step into an entry level leadership role than their ADN counterparts (AACN, 2012). One study shows hospitals would...
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...How The Future of Nursing 2010 IOM Report is Impacting Nursing Robin Williams Education One of the impacts noted as a direct result of the IOM (2010) report was the need to educate nurses to their fullest potential. The vision of nursing is to change with the ever-changing health care industry. For the nurse there is education that must occur if this vision is to be realized. (IOM, 2010). The seamless academic progression on the road to successful education should be the beaten path of achievement of hope and a better smarter nurse. One of the primary goals with education should prepare nurses to be able to care for a diverse level of patients, be better leaders and deliver safe quality care (IOM,2010). Nursing education prepares nurses to work collaboratively with a varied level of providers in a health care facility. This further makes their practice environment include community as well as public health care settings. Education is the door to successful practice as a nurse, equipping with better skills to provide holistic care to the patient populous. Educated nurses have better critical thinking sills, leadership, case management, are better at overall health promotions and ability to practice in a variety of health care settings (AACN, 2015). Practice There is a change in the wind when it comes to nursing practice, especially when considering primary care. The IOM (2010) report, shows that...
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...Will the 2010 IOM Report Influence Nursing? Grand Canyon University: 430V July 13, 2017 How Will the 2010 IOM Report Change Nursing? The Institute of Medicine is a nonprofit organization not related to the government, which provides unbiased advice to the general public as well as lawmakers in regard to healthcare decisions. The Affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2010 and this was the biggest health care reform in decades. The Afford Care Act provides millions of Americans with health coverage who previously were without. This will cause changes in our health care system and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a report in 2010 specifying what changes they think need to take place within the healthcare system to meet the needs of the public. This paper will discuss the impact on nursing resulting from the Institute of Medicine report: “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” Specifically it addresses the impact on education, primary care practice, and nurse leadership roles. The Impact on Education One key message in the IOM report states that nurses need to achieve higher levels of education by having a better education system that easily allows progress from one degree to the next. (IOM, 2010) In fact one of the recommendations is for eighty percent of nurses to have a Bachelors of Science degree by the year 2020. This is an increase of thirty percent. How is this report having an impact? According to the Future of Nursing Coalition...
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...Transforming Nursing: IOM Impact Transforming Nursing: An Institute of Medicine Report In 2008, the Institute of Medicine in coordination with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) formed a partnership to examine the future of the nursing profession and its place in an ever evolving health care system. The resulting report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, was completed in 2010 at about the same time as the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The architects of this study recognized that the nursing profession makes up a substantial proportion of all health care providers and consequently, nurses will have a significant impact on the successful delivery of "safe, high-quality, and effective health care service" (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010, xi). Accordingly, the primary focus advanced by the committee included transforming nursing education, nurse practice, and leadership within the nursing profession (IOM, 2010). The committee, being cognizant of the challenges facing the health care community, identified a highly educated and well trained nursing corps as being the foundation behind a trustworthy and dependable health care system. Nursing education and training must therefore play an integral part in developing highly skilled and effective providers of excellent nursing care. With this requirement in consideration, four out of the eight final recommendations allude to education and training, including...
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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 of...
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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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