Running head: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NURSING Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University NRS 430V Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals In 2010 the Affordable Care ACT was signed into law. With these laws, the United States is being provided an opportunity to completely redesign its health care system. The model includes heath care that is easier to access, affordable by all, higher safety standards, and higher quality with
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Future on Nursing In this paper I will discuss the goals of the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) published report and its impact on nursing education, nursing practice specifically in primary care and the impact on the nurse as a role of leadership. In my conclusion, I will provide on a personal level what modifications I will make in my nursing practice to meet the IOM report goals. Within the paper I will explore how the impact of the 2010 IOM published report titled “The Future of Nursing: Leading
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A report issued by IOM (Institute of Medicine) named “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” fetched attention of everyone in the country. This document gives a deep look at the nurses and their roles in today’s rapidly changing health care system. It mainly conveys four key messages related to nursing: “1) Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training. 2) Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system
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Nursing is a fast growing profession. A registered nurse is required to be capable enough to adapt to the modern techniques, equipments, and knowledge based procedure. According to the Institute of Medicine nursing is one of the biggest workforces in healthcare. By starting a transformation in the nursing field, there can be change in the healthcare industry (Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson foundation 2011). The Institute of Medicine, on October 5, 2010, released their research based report
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Different education levels impact patient care and outcomes. In 1965, ANA has consistently affirmed the baccalaureate degree in nursing as the preferred educational requirement for basic nursing practice (ANA, 2003 p 76). Currently, after so many years, there are still Diploma, ADN, and BSN programs offered as a starting point for nurses. Typically, an ADN or diploma level nurse will attend school for two to three years. While the Bachelors of Science major will attend for four years. There are even
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Institute of Medicine’s report on Future Nursing Compare to some other developed countries American health care is very complex and expensive. The need to develop a health care system that is affordable to every citizen is very necessary to face the challenges and get a better care to the diverse populations of the United States. Since nurse working in the front line of health care and largest health care professionals Nurses should be full partners, with other health professionals, in redesigning
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associate level versus those trained at the baccalaureate level. Prior to 1909, prospective nurses were taught in hospital-based schools. These nurses earned their Diploma in Nursing after spending 2-3 years of intense training, living and working in a hospital. In 1909, the first permanent undergraduate university nursing program was established at the University of Minnesota. The time and money that was required for university programs made it difficult for many and enrollment was extremely low
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Development of Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University: NRS 430v Professional Dynamics March 4, 2012 Abstract The impact of the IOM on the Future of Nursing revolves around three basic key factors: “Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.” (The Future of Nursing, 2010) “Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression.” (The Future of Nursing, 2010) “Nurses
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Categorize Leadership Theories Leadership theories enumerated by Grossman and Valiga (2009) are the well-known great man theory, trait theory, situational theory, and the contemporary theory. The great man theory has the notion that leaders are born and not made, whereas the trait theory categorizes leaders as that of certain qualities that correlate with leadership skills. The situational theory, on the other hand, gives significance to the particular situation for a leader to be effective. Contemporary
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Baccalaureate-degree level nurses The future of nursing education changed forever in the 1950’s when Mildred Montag successfully created the two-year associate degree in nursing. Men and women who were unable to attend nursing school due to families, work situations, or for financial reason were able to attend these programs and aid in reducing the nursing shortage that was rapidly growing in our country. Montag proposed education for a new kind of nurse, a nursing technician (Schank & Stollenwerk 1988).
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