Estelle Massey Riddle Osborne: A Nurse Leader in Diversity Excelsior College July 31, 2012 Excelsior College, Liberty University, Old Dominion University, St. Joseph’s College are all colleges that offer baccalaureate degrees for nursing. These are only a few of the thousands of programs that are currently available either on campus or on-line to men and women of every race. This was not always the case. During the Civil War, black codes were in place in both the north and the south. These
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Future of Nursing According to IOM Report GCU Professional Dynamics NRS-430V Professor Michael Jones October 01, 2013 Future of Nursing According to IOM Report Today is a very important day in our country being that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment begins. That means affordable healthcare for millions of Americans will be made available as of the New Year. As a nursing professional it is important to be aware of the future of healthcare reform in our country. Nurses make
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of a nurse leader is a complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon that requires a nurse leader needs to have a diverse, experienced background and knows how to communicate and collaborate with other health care providers and departments (Montuori, 2010). In my opinion, nursing is a dynamic, challenging, and an evolving profession that required a nurse leader to have three important leadership attributes: transformative, culture sensitivity, and technologically savvy. First, a nurse leader needs to be
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recommendations for a multifaceted approach to the improvement of nursing to coincide with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These recommendations include topics such as accessibility of care, disease prevention, education initiatives, collaborative care, and many others. The ultimate goal of the IOM report is to make specific policy recommendations at all levels from the institutional to the national level to improve nursing while moving into a new era of healthcare. (Committee on the
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was one of the first medical universities in the United States. In 1955 it was expanded into the Medical University of South Carolina, the medical center it is today, providing health care and training health professionals is areas of pharmacy, nursing, medicine, graduate studies, health professions, and dental medicine. MUSC is a not for profit organization serving millions of people in South Carolina and surrounding states with over 12000 employees and training approximately 2600 health care
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY Professional Dynamics NRS430V May 18, 2013 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by Congress in 2010, our nation's healthcare system is undergoing significant change. Implementation of the ACA gives America the opportunity to change our current health care system into one that is safer of higher- quality and provides more affordable, and accessible
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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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and ears of the medical team. Nurses are teachers, care coordinators and advocates whose clinical judgment helps steer the course of our patients’ medical care (Nurses Make the Difference, n.d.). Being nurse leaders, we have to be AAO x3 at all times. It takes a lot to be a successful leader. To help nurses gain acknowledgement as professionals, we have to set our goals high, by furthering our education, and completing our goals. When many nurses have higher education at a hospital, it also helps
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knew that they are strong reflections of my parents’ beliefs and practices. Self-reflection is essential in knowing who I am. My Advanced Leadership course from New York University has taught me that a leader is not born to have a specific characteristic or trait to be great; likewise, a unique leader has leadership gifts within him or her. To use this leadership gift to inspire and motivate others, George, Sims, McLean, and Mayer (2007) stated that I must come to understand who I am and my life stories
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals: The Impact of the IOM Report, Nursing a Change for the Future Dina Gibson Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V February 10, 2013 Professional Development of Nurses: The Impact of the IOM Report, Nursing a Change for the Future The health care field is always growing and changing. With this advancement in technologies, it is important for the members of the professional health care field to grow with it. According to Robert Wood Johnson (2010), “With
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