...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. To meet the demand for safe, quality, and affordable care will require a fundamental rethinking of the roles of many healthcare professional, including nurses. But nurses are unable to fully participate in the resulting evolution of the US health care system. A number of barriers prevent nurses from being able to respond effectively to rapidly changing health care setting. These barrier need to be overcome to ensure that nurses are well-positioned to lead change and advance health. In 2008, The Robert Wood Johnson and IOM launched a 2 year initiative to response to the need to assess and transform the nursing profession. The IOM appointed the Committee on the RJWF initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the IOM, with the purpose of producing a report that would make recommendations for an action-oriented blue print for the future of nursing. Nurses works in different setting, including hospitals, schools, long-term care centers. They have different level of education from LPN to nurse...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University NRS-430V Professional Dynamics NRS-430V-O108 November 03, 2013 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals In 2010 the IOM produced a report addressing the challenges facing our healthcare system and outlining the vital role nursing must play in addressing those challenges (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010). As the needs of patients have become more complex the skills of nurses caring for them must change as well. Nurses must have the requisite skills to deliver high quality patient care and take a leadership role in negotiating the obstacles of our ever changing healthcare system. Adoption of the IOM’s recommendations for the role of nursing in healthcare would drive changes to nursing education, nursing practice and nursing’s role as a leader within the healthcare field. The IOM has identified as a need, the improvement of the education of nurses to better enable them to meet the increasingly complex needs of their patients as well as be actively involved in the reform of the healthcare system. In its report the IOM (2010) states, “Nursing education at all levels needs to provide a better understanding of and experience in care management, quality improvement methods, systems-level change management, and...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Kaylene Ross Grand Canyon University November 30, 2014 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The Institute of Medicine ( IOM) report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health was published in 2010. This report looked at the most trusted profession in the United States, nursing, to recommend practice and insure safe quality care to citizens in the coming years. Through its deliberations, the committee developed four key messages: Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training, nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression, nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health care professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States and effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and information infrastructure.("Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health," 2013) This paper will focus on the impact of the IOM report on nursing education, nursing practice and the role of nurses. Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Education As centuries pass by, the technology and education needs for members of the healthcare team increase and become more complex. 100 years ago nurse education consisted of 2-3 years of training in a hospital setting ending up with a diploma. In 2010, the IOM report suggested that by 2020...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Robert Smith Grande Canyon University September 14, 2013 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals In 2010, comprehensive health care legislation was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama. These laws were the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act, collectively known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA represents the largest changes to health care since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid programs 45 years prior. It is expected to allow more than 32 million Americans to finally afford health insurance. In the same year that the ACA was passed into law, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) wrote a report entitled The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. The report was designed to show that nursing could help lead the future to a better health care system. A system that will meet the changing and challenging demands that will be realized with the implementation of the ACA. By virtue of their regular, close proximity to patients and their scientific understanding of care processes across the continuum of care, nurses have a considerable opportunity to act as full partners with other health professionals and to lead in the improvement and redesign of the health care system and its practice environment (Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals A committee on Robert Wood Johnson foundation collaborated with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to develop a project on the future of nursing back in 2008. In 2010 the IOM released a report on the initiative named The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Part II of the report describes the needed changes of the nursing profession in order to advance the whole health care system. The IOM “envisions a future where primary care and prevention are central drivers of the health care system, inter-professional collaboration and coordination are the norm, and payment for health care services rewards value, not volume of services, and quality care is provided at a price that is affordable for both individuals and society” (IOM, 2010). This report was supported by evidence-based practice which contributed for the high endorsement of the report from the American Nursing Association (ANA). In this paper I would like to focus on three major sections of the project, namely transforming of nursing education, nursing practice and nursing leadership. The report underlines the deep changes in nursing education that need to be implemented in the following years. Even though the main goal of the nursing education remains to prepare the future nurses and nursing specialist to provide quality and safe care to a diverse population, the education needs to evolve in ways that encourage working in teams with other health professionals...
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...PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”-Goethe This is the mission statement of the Institute of Medicine report of 2010, the future of Nursing: Leading Change and Advancing Health. Currently, the health care system in the United States is facing the greatest storm fir reform, with the enactment of comprehensive health care legislation and the signing of the Affordable Care Act(ACA), which focuses on supplying super quality, safer, more assessable and much affordable care. Nursing being the largest portion of the health care workforce has an eminent role to play in the transformation and remodeling of the various aspect of the health care system. This report committee provided high level suggestions that unanimously served as a blueprint, to empower nurses to fully adopt their critical role in renovating the current system. The final report contain four key messages: 1) make sure that nurses can practice to the horizon of their education and training (2) improve nursing education, (3) brings prospects for nurses to assume leadership positions and serve as full partners to upgrade health care and improvement efforts, and (4) systematic data collection for manpower planning and policy making. Hence, the Institute of Medicine report of 2010 has made a major impact on the nursing professional practice education and leadership. ...
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...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 improved patient outcomes (Robert Wood Johnson, Institute of Medicine, 2010). The United States’ health care workforce is largely comprised of nursing professionals. Their role can be pivotal with the reorganization, but are faced with a number of barriers. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the IOM responded to the need for the assessment and transformation of the nursing profession by producing a report which provides recommendations for the future of nursing. Within this report, four key messages were created, the first three being our focus today: * Nurses should use their education and training to its fullest extent * Nurses should expand their education levels and training via seamless, progressive educational models * Nurses should play a leadership role with other health care professionals to reorganize health care * Improved medical health records data and containment systems for more efficient planning and policy creation (Robert Wood Johnson, Institute of...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Ricardo Revuelta Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V Barbara McDuffy November 15, 2014 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals If Florence Nightingale could see how the nursing profession has evolved over time she would be elated and bursting with pride. The nursing profession since her time has emerged to become the most influential and impacting in the healthcare reform. With over 3 million members, the nursing profession has grown to be the largest portion of the health care workforce. ("The Future of Nursing," 2010). This is also the opinion of the Institute of Medicine that published a comprehensive report that would impact the nursing profession specifically in their nursing practice, education and a nurse’s role in leadership. The report that was submitted by the Committee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation whose initiative was to analyze and remodel the profession of nursing to meet the healthcare needs. After the two year long process the recommendations were presented to Institute of Medicine. The education of nurses was one focus where the foundation recommended that nurses should attain a higher level education and training. The emphasis on education is a result of the increasing demands on qualified nurses that are competent to deliver high quality care. Nurses with higher degrees are being called upon to fill technological roles while managing teams of health professionals...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals A new prospective has been initiated for the future of nursing. With the common goal of patient centered care, that is created around a specific patient. The U.S Health Care System needs to be transformed, which will require development of new roles for nurses and many other healthcare positions. Nurses must recognize what this means for their specific role and what different educational changes need to be made. Nurses stepping into leadership roles will also be a necessary and vital piece to the success of nursing in the near future (Institute of Medicine, 2011). The introduction of The Affordable Care Act of 2010 has placed a new emphasis on changing the healthcare system. With focusing on the use of primary care, wellness and prevention, and transitional care, while decreasing the use of specialty and acute care. A major focus of the future plans is the need for nurses to use and practice to their full potential, based on educational level and training. When nurses use all of their training, competencies, and education, they will provide top-quality healthcare while reducing mistakes and promoting safety (Institute of Medicine, 2001). The U. S. currently has a problem with a primary care professional shortage. The need for more medical professionals is substantial. While in the past, Physicians made up a large amount of care providers, today the use of NPs and physician assistants has developed rapidly. The increase of advanced...
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...Professional Development of Professional Nurses: The Future of Nursing Amy K. Fettig RN Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V Professional Dynamics April 28, 2013 Professional Development for Nursing Professionals: The Future of Nursing A report was published in 2010 by the Institute of medicine discussing the future of healthcare. “The United States has the opportunity to transform its health care system to provide seamless, affordable, quality care that is accessible to all, patient centered, and evidence based and leads to improved health outcomes” (Institute of Medicine, 2010). This report has a significant effect on nursing. The impact on nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing leadership will be discussed. The Impact on Nursing Practice “Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training (Institute of Medicine, 2010).” In order for all patients to receive primary care then advanced practice nurse’s such as Nurse Practitioners should be used to their full extent of their abilities. There are several ways in which new opportunities are being opened up to advanced practice nurses and several barriers to overcome in order for them to improve healthcare. New Opportunities Healthcare is changing towards primary care. It is vital that nurses have advanced education in order to provide primary care. Advanced practice nurses, for example, are being used by the Department of...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Health care is advancing and changing every single day, every hour, and every minute. Nurses are caring for more critical patients, which require expert knowledge and skill. In order to deliver safe quality care change is needed. According to the IOM, nurses must be prepared to meet the diverse patients’ needs by practicing to the full range of their education, function as leaders, and improve the education system so that it promotes a smooth academic progression (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010). The IOM desires to transform nursing education. The IOM states, “Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system” (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010, p. 163). In the past an associate’s degree (ADN) nurse has been the most common type of nurse, now a baccalaureate degree (BSN) is the preferred nurse. The BSN nurse typically has two more years of education than the ADN nurse. This typically means the BSN nurse will end up paying more for their education but the cost is definitely worth it. The BSN nurse is preferred because of their enhanced critical thinking skills, strong education foundation, and their ability to easily adapt to evolving models of health care. It is predicted that the number of nurses with baccalaureate degrees will increase from 50% to 80% by 2020 (American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2010). Traditional nursing competencies will move...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The nursing profession plays a vital role in the nation’s health care workforce. Currently there are 3 million members thus it is imperative that nursing be ready to respond to the rapid evolving health care system. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) worked over 2 years to produce a report that would be available to make recommendations and serve as an action-oriented blue print to the nursing professionals. This paper will discuss the impact on nursing due to the recommendations on the IOM report regarding transforming education, transforming practice, and transforming leadership. (Institute of Medicine, 2011) Impact on Nursing Education The IOM report made a key point in which “nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (Institute of Medicine, 2011, p. 164). As the year’s progress it is vital that nursing education be transformed to stay current with today’s evolving health care. The IOM reports that even though the nursing profession must be transformed to work in a variety of complex settings however, they recognized that the primary goal of nursing education should still be that nurses prepared to meet diverse patients’ needs; function as leaders; and advance science that benefits patients and the capacity of health professionals to deliver safe, quality patient care. (Instiute of Medicine, 2011) The IOM report emphasized...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Tabatha Olague Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V December 9, 2015 The 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report has and will have an impact on nursing as a whole. It states that nurses have a crucial role regarding the quality and value of care. Nurses must sustain a significant transformation if the committee’s vision for healthcare will be accomplished (“The Future of Nursing”, 2010). It also states that the way nurses were taught and practiced during the 1990’s is no longer effective for the care necessary for the times we are in now (“The Future of Nursing”, 2010). There are many outdated beliefs, approaches, and tendencies that stop the introduction of new ideas that the nursing profession can do for healthcare (“The Future of Nursing”, 2010). The report states that there is a need to revolutionize education and nurses should acquire higher levels of education and training through a system that encouraged consistent academic advancement (“The Future of Nursing”, 2010). The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) believes that education has a great influence on the skills and knowledge of the nurse (“The Impact of Education”, 2015). The AACN also states that there are many demands placed on nurses today and that BSN prepared nurses are well prepared to meet these demands (“The Impact of Education”, 2015). BSN nurses have great critical thinking skills, leadership skills, and are able to practice in a variety...
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...Running head: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NURSING Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University NRS 430V January, 2012 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 improved patient outcomes (Robert Wood Johnson, Institute of Medicine, 2010). The United States’ health care workforce is largely comprised of nursing professionals. Their role can be pivotal with the reorganization, but are faced with a number of barriers. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the IOM responded to the need for the assessment and transformation of the nursing profession by producing a report which provides recommendations for the future of nursing. Within this report, four key messages were created, the first three being our focus today: * Nurses should use their education and training to its fullest extent * Nurses should expand their education levels and training via seamless, progressive educational models * Nurses should play a leadership role with other health care professionals to reorganize health care * Improved medical health records data and containment systems for more efficient planning and policy creation (Robert Wood Johnson...
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...Running head: Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals Jill Blackman Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V January 6, 2012 Impact of IOM on Nursing Nursing has over three million members and is the largest sector in healthcare workers in the nation (Institute of Medicine, 2010). Since the Affordable Health Care Act passed in 2010, our nation now faces new challenges of providing affordable, quality health care to all Americans. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an organization that advises the federal government about how to improve our nation’s health care. The IOM has devised a plan to help change the future of nursing and break down the barriers that hinder the nursing profession in the new health care system. The report “Calls on nurses, individually and as a profession, to embrace changes needed to promote health, prevent illness, and care for people in all settings across the lifespan,” (Institute of Medicine, 2010 p. 10). How can nurses ensure that they are providing safe, quality care with the changing health care system and more complex patient care? Since nurses make up a major part of the health care workforce they can help shape and influence how the new health care reform will help the public obtain affordable, safe care that starts in the community and continues throughout all points of service, by further nursing education, establishing and participating in primary care and being leaders...
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