Future of Nursing Elizabeth Crandall Grand Canyon University NRS-430V Professional Dynamics February 25, 2012 In 2010 the Institute of Medicine released the results of a two year study of the role of the largest workforce in the nation’s health care system: nurses. The first key message of the IOM report is that “nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010, p. 2).” Expanded educational prospects and advanced training and practice
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The Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Grand Canyon University Nurses are an integral part of today’s health care system. Making up the largest group of all providers in the healthcare field, nurses are at the forefront when delivering care for patients. Nurses hear all the time that the aging American population is growing faster than they can keep up with and provide care for. Aside from this older patient population, the healthcare field is also seeing the
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report (2010), the nursing profession has become the nation’s largest health care workforce with more than three million active licensed members. Registered nurses (RNs) usually work in hospitals, physician inpatient or outpatient offices, home healthcare, nursing care facilities, correctional facilities, government offices, schools or public health offices, and within the military. There primary role
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and not what is most appropriate for the health professionals involved in their care. This will require transforming the healthcare system. This transformation requires reconsidering of many roles, including nurses. This transformation in nursing particularly focuses on three aspects; practice, education and leadership. By changing this, nurses are more focused on primary as opposed to specialty care. The healthcare system is advancing every day and this requires nurses to advance
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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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The Impact of the 2010 IOM Report on The Future of Nursing Robert Loperfido Felician Health Policy and Politics NURS 385 Helena Correia RNC, MSN August 18, 2014 The Impact of the 2010 IOM Report on The Future of Nursing The United States is at a significant junction. Health care reforms are being carried out and the system is beginning to change. The largest component of the health care workforce is nurses and the needs to strengthen this group will only improve the delivery of care and
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V: Professional Dynamics March 17, 2013 The United States today faces drastic changes and has called for health care reforms. In March of 2010 legislation was passed that indicates insurance coverage for 32 million more Americans and is known as The Affordable Care Act (ACA) (" The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011.) The (ACA) produces a
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continued safe and effective practice, and positive patient outcomes. Nursing most specifically is focused on a future of preventative, community, and palliative care to promote an increase in healthy living, and a proactive approach to ones health which will help to prevent an increase in healthcare cost in the future. In order to be successful our profession will need to focus on nursing education, leadership, and nursing practice. Nurses are the nerve center of the healthcare system and ensuring
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Impact of IOM Report on Future of Nursing According to Institution of Medicine report on Future of Nursing, it is crucial to have advanced education in order to improve the critical thinking skills and to create efficient, improved and quality care to patient. The Institution of medicine is a nonprofit and unaffiliated organization, to provide advice to the government on health decision. The Institution of medicine was established in 1970 .Certain barriers may prevent nurses from being able to
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Impact of IOM The nursing profession is the largest segment of the nation’s health care work force ("Leading Change," 2010, p. 1). Nursing, as we know it is changing based on recommendation for Institute of Medicine. Increased education requirements, enabling nurses to deal with multisystem disease processes requires advanced critical thinking skills ; BSN nurses face issues with customer service and bedside nursing skills, and Advance Practice Nurses (APN) practicing to their full capacity to
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