Institute of Medicine Report Impact on Nursing Education Grand Canyon University February 2012 I agree that nursing education is the key factor for career advancement and by “providing a strong foundation for the development of a nursing work force” (Institute of Medicine, 2010) we can meet the current and future patient needs. With the nursing shortage, we can provide higher leveled trained nurse into the work field once the number of graduates increases. Learning is part
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Running head: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NURSING Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals Socorro L. Lufsey Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS 430v March 02, 2012 Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals This paper will discuss the report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the impact it has on the nursing profession. The nursing profession is one of the fasting growing professions and is the largest occupation in the healthcare industry
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hospital to alleviate staffing shortages. Universal workers in an assisted care facility are certified nursing assistants who provide personal care and services, and also facilitate other needs of the client (Jenkins, 2008, p. 4). Beginning The Process of Job Redesign As the nation’s largest group of health professionals, nurse’s roles are constantly evolving. They play an important role in the delivery of quality and cost effective health care. Since we have nursing shortages, traditional systems of
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Nursing for the twenty-first century Patricia Edwards Grand Canyon University August 05, 2012 Nursing for the twenty-first century Nursing in the twenty first centaury will be very different from the practice of the last one hundred and fifty years. Nursing education and employment has been primarily at the bedside and influenced by institutions and the medical model. In the last 40 years significant progress has been made on the requirements for entry level practice, development
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Brenda Johnson Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V August 16, 2015 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The momentum ignited by the November 30, 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing Report will impact healthcare and redefine the expectations of the nursing profession. The historical report was the result of a two year initiative commissioned by the Robert Johnson Wood Foundation (RJWF) in response
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Differences of Associate Level RN and the Bachelor Level RN The formal education for nursing in the United States began shortly after the Civil War ended in 1872 with the first permanent nurse training school at the Women ‘s Hospital of Philadelphia. Early education followed the Nightingale model and has been evolving ever since. As the needs of patients have changed so has the need for educating nurses. Over the last decade multiple organizations including the Institute of Medicine and the American
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Political Action Awareness in Nursing Soul Mckenna NUR/587 September 14, 2010 Political Action Awareness in Nursing Nursing professionals have many industry organizations to choose from that can help the nurse stay aware of political actions related to nursing. Nursing organizations can be general or specialized, but with both, members will support a stated mission. The professional organizations have large memberships and will maintain state and national links to monitor
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According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), factors that influence the nurse staffing needs include: patient complexity, acuity, or stability; number of admissions, discharges, and transfers; professional nursing and other staff skill level and expertise; physical space and layout of the nursing unit; availability of or proximity to technological support or other resources ("Optimal Nurse Staffing," 2015). Currently, New York is one of only fourteen states that addresses the nurse staffing issue
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The profession of professional nursing has made many changes in the past half century and is expected to make many more by the middle of the twenty first century. These changes range from more technically challenging work both in and outside of the hospital, increasingly more complex patients, the need for critical thinking skills and the explosion of technology related to healthcare. Educational emphasis has evolved since the mid 20th century and will become increasingly more vital as the profession
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2013 Nurses with a Baccalaureate in nursing education versus Associate Degree in nursing education are prepared to deliver a higher standard of patient care. The differences in the core curriculum of the baccalaureate program set it above the associate degree program giving the nurse who holds a BSN better critical thinking skills The BSN educated nurse has a broader base of education in such areas as the fine arts, as well as important nursing courses that emphasize evidence-based practice
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