IOM Report on Nursing NRS-430V Lisa Arends October 11, 2015 IOM Report on Nursing Once the incorporation of the 2010 affordable care act came into existence this created a transformation within the healthcare industry. The affordable care act vision placed higher demands on patient healthcare needs that required more of nurses to be primarily involved with all aspects of patient care. This also placed more demands on nurses to become educated after they are licensed
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Title: Difference in Competency Between Nurses Prepared at the Associate-degree Level Versus the Baccalaureate-degree Level Nursing is a job, a career and profession. With the historical development, nursing shaped its own progress under the influence of education. Well educated nursing workforce is related to care quality and patient safety. Associate degree and baccalaureate degree are different pathways for one who becomes a registered nurse through the education. This paper will discuss
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Running head: THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NURSING 1 The Contribution of Higher Education In Nursing Grand Canyon University: NRS- 430 V Professional Dynamics THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NURSING 2 Nursing in today’s day and age is a profession that is both rewarding and demanding. With increased pressure on hospitals to provide clinically sound medical care while functioning as a business, nurses are at the forefront of providing patient safety
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Johnson Foundation embarked on a two-year research to produce a report that would assess nursing as a profession and make recommendation about the future of nursing. The report was completed and released in October 5, 2010 by the Institute of Medicine. The impact of this report has changed to the view and approach to nursing as a profession to meet these recommendations. Among these recommendations, nursing education was a top priority. According to the IOM, "nurses should achieve higher levels
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The beauty of getting into the field of nursing is that there are two paths you can take to becoming an RN, either an associate’s degree or a bachelor degree. In this paper I will explain the differences between nurses that have an ADN versus BSN degree. Differences include a difference in the curriculum, the abilities emphasized, and the patient outcomes. Another path the nursing student can take is to pursue a Bachelors’ degree. This degree requires 4 years of school including all of
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Baccalaureate degree Nursing education traces its history from the humble beginnings incorporating “on the job” training to a modern era of PhD program at today’s research universities. Currently, there are three levels of education found in entry level nurses: diploma nurses, associate’s degree in nursing, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Often there is confusion as to why nursing students will put forth the extra effort to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. As the discussion unfolds
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University: 430-V 07/12/2013 Suneeta Sharma The nursing profession has become the largest segment of nation’s health care workforce and has become integral part of health care services, so the future without large numbers of nurses is impossible to vision. The changing landscape of the health care system and the changing profile of population require that the system undergo a fundamental change to provide patient-centered care
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The Future of Nursing In October of 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) made a press release concerning the release of the report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. There are over three million nurses making up the largest sector of healthcare. While nurses spend the greatest number of hours providing patient care, nursing as a profession has a great impact to contribute as partners with other health care professionals
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Introduction In recent years, the healthcare industry has experienced a looming nursing crisis in health facilities. This problem has posed crisis towards establishing better health for those in need. The primary concern concerning this looming nursing shortage is identifying the root cause. Apparently, it appears as if that this crisis established its primary source in nursing training and retention in hospitals, care facilities, and other institutions. It appears as if there is serious downfall
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titled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA, 2011), the report “calls on nurses to take a greater role in America’s increasingly complex health care system.” There are four categories in which the report outlines. The first message from the report states that (Institute of Medicine, 2010) “Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.” During earlier time periods of nursing, the focus of health care
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