The Future of Nursing Wendy DeHerrera Grande Canyon University Nursing History, Theories, and Conceptual Model Nur-430V March 14, 2015 The Future of Nursing In 2008 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) met with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to discuss the need to transform the nursing profession in order to keep up with challenges of a reforming health care system and meeting the nations’ growing health care needs (Institute of Medicine, 2010). A committee was formed and a 2-year
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Running head: IMPACT OF THE IOM REPORT ON NURSING Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V April 27, 2012 Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing On October 5, 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), released the report “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” This detailed report explores the need of the nursing profession to evolve and prepare for the impact that
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Healthcare Grand Canyon University: NRS-430 Professional Dynamics November 10, 2012 The Institute of Medicine (IOM), developed in 1970, is as self- governing, non-profit organization that provides informed health decisions for decision makers and the public. The IOM’s advice and decisions are based on expert committees’ discussions, discoveries and cross disciplinary thinking. The IOM asks and answers the nation’s most pressing questions about health and health care (Institute of Medicine, 2010)
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The Future of Nursing: Transforming Education, Practice, and Role Nurses form the front line of the nation’s healthcare workforce. Nurses make up the largest percentage of the patient concern group in the nation. A report filed by the Institute of Medicine, entitled “The Future of Nursing” recommends several suggestions to figure out the future of nursing. “The healthcare system is rapidly changing in all aspects; however nursing is hindered in its evolution by several obstacles that restrict nurses’
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University NRS-430V Professional Dynamics NRS-430V-O108 November 03, 2013 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals In 2010 the IOM produced a report addressing the challenges facing our healthcare system and outlining the vital role nursing must play in addressing those challenges (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010). As the needs of patients have become more complex the skills of nurses caring for them must change as
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Changes for the Future of Nursing The Institute of Medicine (IOM) set forth to identify how nurses could be better utilized in the health care changes occurring in the United States of America. There is an increased strain on our current health care system due to longer life spans and with more people obtaining health coverage. The number of primary care physicians is unable to increase at a rate to alleviate the need from the general population. Nurses provide a fundamental role to the doctors
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Nursing is in continuous evolvement, and nurses have a key role to play in this fast paste changes that nursing as discipline is going through since nurses work at the front lines of patient care. But they are not able to quickly respond or meet up with the changes in the practice as well as in the healthcare system due to some barriers, and these barriers need to be overcome. In 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) formed a committee who launched
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Changes in the Health Care System and the Practice of Nursing have become complex. Technological changes, complicated client needs, short hospital length of stay, and departure from acute care to community based care, all these changes have underscore the need for professional nurses to think critically in order to provide safe and effective client care. A better educated nursing workforce can provide good health education to patients and their families. The affordable care of 2010 has required the
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Medicine (IOM), an independent organization with a mission to, “Serve as advisor to the nation to improve health,” created a report outlining major categories of change necessary so that nurses can meet the changing health care needs of the United States (Institute of Medicine, 2010). This report, titled, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”, will be the focus of this paper. This paper will look at the impact of the Institute of Medicine’s report on nursing education, nursing practice
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The Future of Nursing? How will nursing in the future be impacted as a result of the Institute Of Medicine’s (IOM) report of 2010? Frank Gallegos Santa Fe Community College 10/27/13 The Future of Nursing? How will nursing in the future be impacted as a result of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report of 2010? In 2010 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) put out a report that has already started to impact nursing today but is really going to affect the future of nursing. This report is going
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