Social Security Act of 1965. . . . The law paved way for over 32 Million uninsured Americans to access acute care, primary care, preventive care, home care, and long-term and palliative care (Web, J. A & Marshal, D. R. 2010). The challenge in the implementation is compounded by the chronic shortage of nursing and other health care professionals to take care of the growing need for health care. Owing to its large number of professionals, (over 3 million), nursing has a key role in the achievement of affordable
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as individual files * Provide all authors and highest academic degree and affiliations Abstract The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has recognized that survivorship care within the cancer population has been lacking, resulting in patients being lost in follow up care and afraid of what to expect next in life after cancer treatment. In response to this issue the IOM has recommended that every cancer survivor completing cancer treatment to include surgery, chemotherapy and
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Medicine Report 2010-Impact on the Future of Nursing Hazel Fernandez Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V (0102) 02/16/2014 Abstract Nursing profession, dynamic in nature is fast growing globally in the industry of health care. Nurses need to be trained and educated to provide quality care and safety to patients in an affordable manner in today’s world. The 2010 Report on the FUTURE OF NURSING: Leading Change, Advancing Health released by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Robert Wood Johnson
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that nurses are critical to the development of a safe, quality healthcare system the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) collaborated with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on a 2 year project. Assessment and establishment of recommendations to guide the transformation of nursing resulted in a landmark report titled, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” This report establishes nursing as central to providing high quality, efficient and effective, patient centered care. Accomplishment
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report (2010), the nursing profession has become the nation’s largest health care workforce with more than three million active licensed members. Registered nurses (RNs) usually work in hospitals, physician inpatient or outpatient offices, home healthcare, nursing care facilities, correctional facilities, government offices, schools or public health offices, and within the military. There primary role
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Future Trends in Nursing Kareen Whyte Hope Care College Looking at the future of nursing throughout the 21st century seems exhilarating but on the other hand challenging. With the frequent expansion of the function of nurses, the current healthcare climate, education, and research, nurses will play a key role in the transformation of the world’s health and healthcare as a whole. The patient care delivery systems of the future will be significantly influenced by the industry trends that are impacting
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Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V September 21, 2014 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in conjunction with The Institute of Medicine (IOM) began an initiative that lasted two-years, beginning in 2008 in an attempt to assess and transform the profession of nursing. The culmination of this report in 2010 left several recommendation on “The future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”. With nurses being the majority of the healthcare workforce, they are encouraged to lead the charge
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2010 Edition Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Second Edition [pic] American Nurses Association Silver Spring, Maryland 2010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a national professional association. This ANA publication ( Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice) reflects the thinking of the nursing profession on various issues and should be reviewed in conjunction with state board of nursing
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2010 Edition Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Second Edition [pic] American Nurses Association Silver Spring, Maryland 2010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a national professional association. This ANA publication ( Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice) reflects the thinking of the nursing profession on various issues and should be reviewed in conjunction with state board of nursing
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through all phases of The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) is to address the challenge of preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems in which they work. In order to accomplish this goal, six competencies were defined. These competencies from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) are patient centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, informatics
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