PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS Professional Development of Nursing Professionals APA 5th edition format Professional Development of Nursing Professionals This paper will explore the impact on nursing of the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report titled: “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”. In this paper I will focus on the impact of the IOM report in the areas of nursing education, nursing practice, and nursing leadership. I will also attempt
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Nurse Shortage in Nursing Homes Nursing shortages have been an issue in the health care field for a few years now. This shortage is seriously impacting nursing homes and the elderly in our society today. With a shortage of 8.1% of nurses in 2008, it is important to understand what is happening to nurses (Addressing the Nursing Shortage, 2010). To help one understand the nurse shortage more, this paper will discuss resource scarcity, stakeholders, economic flows, changes in supply and demand, pricing
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Trust DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01274.x RESEARCH ARTICLE Staffing Ratios and Quality: An Analysis of Minimum Direct Care Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes John R. Bowblis Objective. To study the impact of minimum direct care staffing (MDCS) requirements on nurse staffing levels, nurse skill mix, and quality. Data Sources. U.S. nursing home facility data from the Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) System merged with MDCS requirements. Study Design. Facility-level outcomes
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The Future of Nursing through Education, Practice and Leadership Grand Canyon University Nursing 430 Professor Jude Belmonte Raeanne Shope December 15, 2013 The Future of Nursing through Education, Practice and Leadership In the 21st century the focus of healthcare and the way it is disbursed needs to change to fit the needs of an aging population. As the face of healthcare changes, nurses must change and become more involved in all aspects of patient care. Nurses must step out of
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Kaylene Ross Grand Canyon University November 30, 2014 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The Institute of Medicine ( IOM) report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health was published in 2010. This report looked at the most trusted profession in the United States, nursing, to recommend practice and insure safe quality care to citizens in the coming years. Through its deliberations, the committee developed
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Transforming the Nursing Profession The transformation of the nursing profession is dependent upon formal education, evidence based nursing practice, and providing strong leadership roles at all levels of the 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
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Education Today’s health care environment is undergoing significant changes due to complex patient’s needs, chronic health conditions, and technological innovations. Educating nurses within the 21st century requires a creative integration of knowledge, skill set, and caring within an increasingly complex healthcare system (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010). Nursing education is heavily laden with continuous content increases to be covered within the curriculum (Devereaux-Melillo, Dowling, Abdallah
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Future of Nursing Report Nursing comprise the largest group of health care workforce in the United States (US), with more than 3 million members (Institute of Medicine (IOM), 2010). Nurses can play an important role in helping to fulfill the goals set by the Affordable Care Act in 2010 (IOM, 2010). However, many obstacles are blocking nurses to advance change in the health care settings. These obstacles need to be lifted for nurses to better position themselves to advance health and lead change. The
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brief: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Benjamin Todd Hegre Grand Canyon University NRS-430V - Professional Dynamics September 30, 2012 Abstract The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report in 2011 on the state of the nursing profession, its workforce and the future of both. The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health was released after over two years time. The committee charged with making recommendations for meshing nursing with the future developed
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Implementation of the IOM Future of Nursing Report Grand Canyon University: NRS 440V Implementation of the IOM Future of Nursing Report In 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or PPACA gave many Americans the opportunity to have health care coverage that previously may have not been available to them. The reform is primarily aimed at decreasing the number of uninsured and underinsured Americans. The landscape of health
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