The Impact of the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on the Future of Nursing Education, Practice and Leadership Aaron Peterson Grand Canyon University Profession Dynamics NRS-430V April 14, 2013 The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 2010 report on The Future of Nursing is a vision for ways to evolve nursing to better impact the changes in the world. The IOM was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences. The IOM consists of a group of experts that discuss, debate, and examine
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being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants? –Robert Greenleaf Practicing nursing at a Veterans Affairs hospital affords me an immersion in adult and geriatric nursing care. I am a veteran, committed to continuing to serve my former brothers and sisters in arms. Obtaining a Masters of Science in Nursing in the Adult/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner track will allow me to meet a dire need within the Veterans Affairs health system, while pursuing
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degree in nursing, BSN. The diploma nurse and ADN generally practice in the same way. (Rosseter, 2014) Nursing is defined as: “a person who is trained to care for sick or injured people and who usually works in a hospital or doctor’s office.” (webster, 2014) The definition is vague and really does not establish a difference between the BSN and the ADN. The BSN and ADN are both trained with the same basic skills they need to plan and care for patients in the hospital, clinic, or doctors’ office
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Between Associate Degree and Baccalaureate Degree Nurses Introduction Demand for highly qualified and proficient registered nurses has been on the rise and will be the same in the coming future. The required qualification for an entry level for nursing profession has always been a topic of debate. The main purpose of this paper is to compare the level of proficiency between nurses educated at a baccalaureate degree level to that of an associate degree level. To provide efficient care for their clients
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My choice of nursing A nurse, a health care professional who is engaged in the practice of nursing to assist the treatment, safety and recovery of acutely or chronically ill or injured people. Nurses can promote health, prevent disease, help and advocate patients, families within the community to cope with illness. A nurse should be able to speak, understand, and provide the appropriate care for people with diverse backgrounds. A nursing person can assess and identify the values, meanings, behaviors
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CASE STUDY Included in section 1300.360 RN Scope of Practice, Title 68 Professions and Occupations of the Nurse Practice Act it clearly states that nurses will advocate for patients. What this means to me is that if a patient is not of sound mental or physical state, that the nurse will act as the patients advocate in any situation that could or would affect the patient’s medical status. In this case in particular, the patient has an “advanced directive” in place that states his medical wishes
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The American Nurses Association states, “Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.” (ANA, 2015) Nursing is a calling for special individuals to provide the best possible care for patients and their families. It is one of the most rewarding and respected careers in today’s
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The IOM's Impact on the Future of Nursing Angel Carroll Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V Mrs. Hathcock February 8, 2014 The IOM's Impact on the Future of Nursing “In November of 2010, the Institute of Medicine issued a special report titled The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, and Advancing health.”(The Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010). Over the next ten years as new judicial restructurings are brought forth, the Institute of Medicine has contemplated the roles
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decades now. Its practice was not widely supported by healthcare providers because of the need to retain trust in society and their patients at large. It was banned as a practice two thousand years ago, as it was viewed as a murder. Nevertheless, some modern societies no longer see it as a crime, but rather as an individual choice regarding how to end one’s life. Although, euthanasia remains banned in many countries worldwide. The act of euthanasia has adverse ethical implications in nursing, as nurses
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they are different in their competencies. Nursing education is another career people choose to go for; they also have different competencies. Licensed vocational nurse has different competencies than associate degree nursing; and Baccalaureate degree different than associate degree nursing. In this paper, we are going to discuss the differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level versus the baccalaureate-degree level in nursing. Competencies Differences The associate
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