Running Head: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Animol Aphrem Grand Canyon University July,22 2012 To represent more than 3 million health care members nursing profession is one of the major divisions of work force in United States. Nurses played an important role in setting the 2010 Affordable Act, legislation and creating Medicare and Medicaid programs. There are lot of hurdles inhibits nurses to respond successfully
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The Impact of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report Mallory Hall Grand Canyon University January 24, 2016 The institute of Medicine (IOM) is an organization that was established in 1970 (Medicinenet, 2012) “that works outside the framework of government to provide evidence-based research and recommendations for public health and science policy.” It is an independent organization that assists people who are in decision-making positions. In October of 2010, the IOM released a report titled
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Medicine (IOM) released a report that provided an outline on how to successfully transform the nursing profession. The motives for professional change include the emphasis on healthcare reform and public access to quality of care practices. Some of the recommendations of the IOP report include removing barriers to practice and care, more opportunities for nurses to become leaders, and increase nursing education (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Institute of Medicine, 2010). The IOM report suggests
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Candace Tiley Grand Canyon University April 21, 2013 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The nursing profession represents one of the largest work forces in the nation with more than 3 million members. In 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) partnered with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and began 2 years of research to develop a thorough report on the future of nursing. As we move closer to the implementation of
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The Future of Nursing Tammy Rose Grand Canyon University October 11, 2013 The Future of Nursing The Affordable Care Act was passed to ensure that quality healthcare would be available and that everyone in the United States would have access to it. The entire structure of healthcare is about to change in the United States, and the passing of the ACA will be the pivotal turning point. The purpose of this reform is to build up the nursing profession which is the largest portion of the healthcare
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Medicine produced The Future of Nursing report in response to the United States Congress passing health care reform legislation, and the enactment of the Affordable Healthcare Act (AHA). The passing of these laws provides a platform in which the United States can forever change the health care system. The numerous goals of the IOM report are focused on the role of nursing in this transformation of care. “By virtue of its numbers and adaptive capacity, the nursing profession has the potential to effect
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Nursing according to the Institute of Medicine report With over three million nurses in the United States nurses play an important role in healthcare today. As the future of health care changes the nurses’ role will change as well. In 2008, The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) combined partnership and put together a committee to assess nursing practices and make recommendations for the future transformations in the health care system. This report was released
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals In 2010 the United States Government passed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Passage of this act enacted broad sweeping changes across the health care system focusing on expanded coverage, control of health care costs and improvement in the health care delivery system (Kaiser Family Foundation [KFF], 2013). This represents the largest change to the nation’s health care system since 1965 with the creation of Medicare and Medicaid programs
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Jill Gomez NRS-430V January 10, 2016 The Impact on Nursing of the 2010 IOM report on the Future of Nursing According to an initiative to assess and reform the nursing profession, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine came together to address the complex nursing needs of the world. The Institute of Medicine is an American, not-for-profit, non-governmental, unaffiliated, organization created in order to make better informed health care decisions. There are
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The Impact of the 2010 IOM Report on the Future of Nursing Nursing has evolved so much from its original intent. Nurses progressed from being classified as disorderlies to a well respected name in the health profession. However, even though nursing has come a long way, there are still more changes to come in relation to the shift of focus of healthcare from acute care to community health. As the US population continues to become diversified, nursing too will require adjustments to the ever-changing
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