safety of care provided by health care organizations. Joint Commission accreditation can be earned by many healthcare facilities. These include hospitals, doctor’s offices, nursing homes, office based surgery centers, behavioral health treatment centers, and home care providers. The Joint Commission also awards Disease Specific Care Certification to health plans, disease management service companies, hospitals and other care delivery settings that provide disease management and chronic care services
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healthcare credentialing and scope of practice laws to protect the public (Allen, 2013). These laws sets the legal boundaries that each profession is authorized to perform. Today, to alleviate the stress resulting from the presence of sicker patients, fewer RNs and numerous cost and budgetary restrictions, healthcare organizations are utilizing the services of unlicensed assistive personnel
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Impact of the 2010 IOM report on the Future of Nursing Carolina Rosales Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V Vernon Thacker February 20, 2016 Impact of the 2010 IOM report on the Future of Nursing Nurses have an important role in the healthcare system. Nurses are the first and last part of the chain in the patient care. During the past 40 years the nursing profession has become more popular with over 3 million of active registered nurses ("Total Number of Professionally
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primary purpose to care for people of a community. This creed is meant to be executed at the highest level possible. Though it is evitable that business in healthcare suggests profit is an indicator of the growth of an organization but it isn’t the primary purpose of a hospital or health care facility. Consumers of healthcare aren’t receiving satisfaction from the care they receive based on the amount they paid for it, they are more interested in the quality of care and how such care is delivered. When
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health care system. The nursing education encourages lifelong learning that includes seamless academic progression (Robert Wood Foundation, 2010). The nursing practice incorporates both standards of practice and professional accountability. Strong leadership focuses on safety and quality of care to realize the vision of transformed health care. (Robert Wood Foundation, 2010). All of these are equally important to produce a highly qualified nursing workforce that provides value based quality care and
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work-related demographics, occupational injury/illness, reporting behavior, and safety concerns. Approximately 40% of nurses had experienced at least one injury or illness in the past year, and 80% had experienced back pain. Most who had an injury did not report it. The top ranking concerns were stress and overwork. Filipino nurses encounter considerable health and safety concerns that are similar to those encountered by nurses in other countries. Future research should examine the work organization factors
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“According to the IOM report, the nursing profession is the largest segment of the nation’s healthcare workforce. Nursing represents the largest sector of the health professions, with more than 3 million registered nurses in the United States.” Transforming Practice Patients, in any healthcare setting, deserve respect and care that is centered on their unique needs. Nurses and health care are required to assist them to achieve this goal. Changing the health care system will require us to
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Canyon University: NRS-430V July 27, 2014 The Institute of Medicine (IOM), established in 1970 was created to inform the nation on healthcare issues. The reports and findings of this group assist the divisions of healthcare in making knowledgeable decisions. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation together with the IOM issued a special report called “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” There are four key messages the IOM focuses on: Nurses should practice to the full extent of
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Professionals Introduction The Institute of Medicine’s 2010 report on the future of nursing discusses the challenges facing both utilizers and providers of health care since the birth of the Affordable Care Act. In 2010, our country’s healthcare system experienced a major reconstruction second only to the evolution of Medicaid and Medicare in 1965. As of May, 2014 we saw approximately 20 million Americans newly insured under the ACA (Patient protection, 2015). In addition to recognizing the hurdles
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The Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Lori VanDerveer-Hand Grand Canyon University October 6, 2013 The Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Key Message #1:“Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training” (Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 2010, p. 85). The impact that the IOM report has had on nursing and it’s future, as we know it has been colossal already. The report that was obtained in 2010
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