...Impact of the Institute of Medicines 2010 Report on Nursing Courtney Peterson Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V-0104 September 20, 2015 Impact of the Institute of Medicines 2010 Report on Nursing Due to the passing of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the health care system was going to have an increase in the number of people able to receive health care. Due to this increase, the health care system was going to need to find a way to transform itself into a more affordable, higher quality, more accessible, and a safer health care system. To be able to achieve this transformation many parts of the health care system were going to need to be changed. Since the nursing profession is considered one of the largest subdivisions of the health care workforce, the question arose as to what roles nursing could play to help address this soon to be increase in demand for safe, high quality and effective health care services (IOM, 2010). The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) developed a partnership with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to respond to and evaluate the need to change the nursing profession in order to meet the new demands that were going to be placed on the health care system. They recognized that the nursing profession faced several challenges in fulling this demand and meeting the nation’s health needs. They together they issued a report ‘The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”, which addressed several areas that needed improvement in the nursing...
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...Impact of 2010 IOM Report Bryan Bolser Grand Canyon University NRS430-V Professional Dynamics Timothy Houston July 20, 2013 Impact of 2010 IOM Report In 2010 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) partnered with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to author a study and a series of 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 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine [RWJF], 2010). For the purposes of this paper, I will focus on the impacts of the IOM report on three specific areas of nursing: education, nursing practice (primary care), and leadership. One of the more controversial recommendations made in the 2010 IOM report is related to education. It is stated that nursing education, due to a multitude of factors over the years has become very fragmented with many entry points into practice such as certificate programs, associate’s degrees (ADN), as well as baccalaureate degrees (BSN). The proposition put forward in the report is that the entire workforce...
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...Impact of the 2010 IOM report on the Future of Nursing Carolina Rosales Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V Vernon Thacker February 20, 2016 Impact of the 2010 IOM report on the Future of Nursing Nurses have an important role in the healthcare system. Nurses are the first and last part of the chain in the patient care. During the past 40 years the nursing profession has become more popular with over 3 million of active registered nurses ("Total Number of Professionally Active Nurse," 2016), the nursing career is one of the largest and essential part in the healthcare system. During the year of 2008, The Institute of Medicine and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) built a two-year study to answer the immediate necessity to redesign the career of nursing (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010). The idea was to build some guidelines for the future of nursing profession in order to adjust, engage and guide actual needs and rapid changes of healthcare reform. The committee placed together some important roles surrounded by legal concerns picturing the future of nursing. The IOM report pays particular attention on many critical elements of nursing. The principal focus of the report was to create recommendations not only for the advance practice registered nurses, but also to provide opportunities for leadership and improvements in nursing education. Nurses are an integral part in the healthcare system; we contribute in all areas from acute care...
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...optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. Nurses are delivering their care in a wide variety of practice areas with different scope of practice. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was founded in the year of 1970, to aid the government and non-government zones in making decisions in health related issues, by providing reliable evidence. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was the sponsor of IOM 2010 report, which is considered as the first move on the future of nursing. Astudy was conducted to explore the various ways in which nursing profession can transformed in order to increase the opportunities and to organize a health care system, which will deliver a quality standard care. The main focus of the report was to develop a standard health care system for the future, through which a large populations of United States will be able to achieve a quality care. The significance of the IOM report education sector The IOM report has a strong impact in the area of nursing education. Health industry is advancing day-by-day at a maximum pace. So, it is very important for nurses to upgrade their knowledge level to comply with the requirements of changing health care system, which can be achieved by higher education and specialization. Due to advancement in the entire medical field, health care professionals...
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...The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is “a private, nonprofit institution that provides independent, objective analysis and advice to the nation” and “the IOM’s aim is to help those in government and the private sector make informed health decisions by providing evidence” (The National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine) that are reliable and straightforward, all aimed at improving health. The IOM has been developing and publishing reports on health care issues for many years, and one of which is The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, published in 2010. This report had impact, and will continuously do so, on the nursing profession, especially related to nursing education, nursing practice, and nurse’s role as a leader. Related to nursing education, IOM’s 2010 report recommends that all nurses should “achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (Future of Nursing, 2010). The report also mentions that due to the changes in the nation’s demographics as well as health care needs, the ways of education during the 20th century are not appropriate anymore in dealing with health care in the 21st century. The report of IOM 2010 also recommends that “80% of nurses should be baccalaureate prepared and the number of doctorally prepared nurses should double by 2020” (Chard, R., 2013). In order to comply with the IOM recommendations and increasing patient demanding and complexity in...
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...Impact of IOM 2010 Report on the Future of Nursing Troy Bradley Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics June 7, 2013 Impact of IOM 2010 Report on the Future of Nursing In 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its report The Future of Nursing, Leading Change, Advancing Health. This report addresses the opportunity the United States has to transform its health care system into a higher quality, safer, more affordable and accessible system since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Institute of Medicine, 2010). There are many recommendations on how to bring about this transformation. Three specific nursing areas which could be affected by these are education, practice (particularly primary care), and nursing roles as leaders. Within these are also recommendations not just for future nurses, but for practical changes the nurse can make in everyday practice now. Impact on Education The report clearly recommends nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training. It emphasizes the need for more nurses to enter the workforce with a baccalaureate degree, or to obtain one early in their career (Institute of Medicine, 2010). This is a requirement many hospitals are already putting into place. It also clearly makes its case for an all-BSN workforce at the entry level, in order to have the uniform foundation for the future nursing roles that they envision. The committee believes the nursing workforce should be at 80% having a BSN by 2020. They...
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...The Impact of the 2010 IOM report on the future of Nursing. Nurses are in the front line of patient’s care but are faced with various barriers which prevent them from being able to meet the demand and advancing health care system, to be able to overcome these barriers in 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of medicine (IOM) launched a two-year initiative to respond to the need to assess and transform the nursing profession and its future. In response, some recommendations were made in the IOM report which will impact nursing and its future by transforming its education, practice and our role as a leader. The impact on nursing education: Our patients are depending on us for quality care, believing that we are qualified enough and have a better understanding of what we do for them. This is why progressively acquiring knowledge through research, education and evidence-based practice is important to the profession. According to the report, “the primary goals of nursing education remain the same: nurses must be prepared to meet diverse patient’s needs, function as leaders and advance science that benefits patients and the capacity of health professionals to deliver safe and quality patient care”. Science and technology are advancing daily not only in healthcare but in all profession, that is why nurses must not settle for mediocrity, we are to advance from ADN to BSN to MSN and ultimately a doctoral degree if possible, this will help advance...
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...of Nursing-Impact of the 2010 IOM Report When the Affordable Care Act became law in 2010, it required a change in the way we think about the healthcare system. This comprehensive healthcare legislation is meant to improve and expand quality, access, and value of healthcare in the United States and will create new roles and opportunities for nurses. The IOM, with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), produced a consensus report called The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health that proposes a conceptual framework for changes that will affect the future of nursing (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010). This report sends a message and makes recommendations that will have an impact on nursing education, nursing leadership, and overall nursing practice. Nursing education is an integral part of advancing nursing’s role in America’s future healthcare arena. The IOM report recognizes the need for more highly educated nurses with increased focus and depth on fundamental concepts that are applicable to many situations and communities. By 2020, they would like to see 80% of nurses earning their BSN degree and twice as many nurses with a doctorate degree. They also advocate putting nurse residency programs in place that would assist nurses with transitioning to their professional vocations. In addition, nurses need to continue learning throughout their careers and lives to maintain comprehensive skills and knowledge. To achieve these goals, the IOM recommends that...
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...The 2010 IOM Report: The Impact on the Future of Nurse Practitioners Alexis A. Voigt Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V Professional Dynamics August 23, 2012 The 2010 IOM Report: The Impact on the Future of Nurse Practitioners In response to the 2001 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on the need for healthcare reform, the IOM released a comprehensive report on future needs in the field of nursing to ensure the success of the reformation. One aspect that was reported on was the need for more Nurse Practitioners (NP) being employed in community health and primary care facilities. This need requires expansion in the NP’s scope of practice and educational requirements but is essential to providing comprehensive care in our communities. Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care Nurse practitioners currently account for 83,000 of primary care providers, along with 287,000 physicians, and 23,000 physician assistants, which is an increase in ratio from 0.23 to 0.48 in NP’s per physicians between 2005 and 2009. (IOM, 2011) Considering the significant decrease in medical students entering into primary care and the increased need for primary care in the patient center care model presented by projected healthcare reform, NP’s are needed more than ever before. (IOM, 2011) If NP’s take on the majority of cases in primary care that are of low to moderate complexity it will leave more availability for physicians to work with patients with higher complexity. NP’s have a reputation...
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...The impact on nursing of the 2010 IOM report on the Future of Nursing. Name: xxxxxxxxxxxx June 18, 2015 The Institute of medicine (IOM) is an independent non-profit organization that works outside the government, providing objective and accurate advice to decision makers and the public at large. It was established in 1970. IOM helps to provide important information on health care as a whole. In this paper, I will be describing the impact of the 2010 IOM report on the Future of Nursing, focusing on nursing education, nursing practice particularly in primary care, and nurse’s role as a leader. The impact of IOM report on nursing education. Nursing is one of the biggest professions in the health care force. Nurses have a direct effect on patient care. Nursing education has to be improved before and after the nurses are licensed so that patients can be provided safe and quality care, which will help in the transformation of healthcare. Nurses need to be given training and in-services to provide information on recent skills and technology. The health challenges that the nation is facing has shifted drastically. Today, most health care relates to chronic conditions such as mental health, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, diabetes, congestive heart failure, and hypertension, due to an increase in the aging...
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...OF NURSING: LEADING CHANGE, ADVANCING HEALTH. The Impact of The IOM Report 2010 On Transforming Education, Practice and Leadership Allan Abraham Impact on Nursing of the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) on the future of nursing. There are over three million nursing professional in United States and they make the largest segment of nation’s health care workforce. Nurses can play a vital role in helping to realize the objectives set forth in the 2010 affordable act, legislation that represents the broadest health care overhaul since the 1965 creation of Medicare and Medicaid program (IOM 2010). Due to the restricting barriers nurses were not able to respond effectively to the changing health care systems. In 2008, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and IOM launched a two year initiative to respond to the need to access and transform the nursing profession. The IOM appointed a committee with the purpose of producing a report that would wake recommendations for an action oriented blue print for the future of nursing. This paper will explore the impact of the report on Nursing education, Nursing Practice particularly in primary care, nursing role as a leader and changing my practice to meet the goals of IOM report. Impact on Nursing Education. Key message: “Nurse should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promote seemless academic progression” (IOM 2010 page 163}. The primary goal remains to meet the health...
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...The Impact of the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on the Future of Nursing in Education, Practice and Leadership Esther Edukuye Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS 430v 5/6/12 Janet Arnold Abstract This paper seeks to expand upon the 2010 Institute of Medicine’s report on the future of nursing, leading change, advancing health and illustrating its impact on nursing education, practice and leadership. There is an ongoing transformation in the healthcare system necessitated by the need to achieve a patient centered care in the community, public, and primary care settings in contrast to previous times. Nurses occupying vital roles in the healthcare system, need improvements in the areas mentioned above to enhance needed reforms. Having reviewed the 2010 institute of medicine (IOM ) report on the Future of Nursing Leading Change Advancing Health, despite being a practicing nurse for a long time, I felt a renewed sense of call to duty. I felt better about my decision to go back to school to earn my baccalaureate degree and started to think of how I can use the knowledge I will acquire thereby, to empower myself, as related to my present field of practice and start effecting changes immediately in the areas of nursing education, practice and leadership as identified in the report, needing crucial, innovation and reform. As a nurse presently in the mainstream of practice, it is no doubt that nursing care delivery today is really impacted in so...
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...The Impact of the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on the Future of Nursing in Education, Practice and Leadership NRS-430V Professional Dynamics September 12 2012 This paper focuses on expanding the impact of Institute of Medicine report on future of nursing, leading change, advancing health and illustrates its impact on nursing education, practice and leadership. Focus of this report highlights re structuring of the health care system to provide better service to patients. Today nursing is recognized as a promising career and has gained much significance over the years, several programs for becoming a nursing professional are being offered by universities, community colleges and hospital based schools. Since the mid 20th century, demands for nursing professional have been on an up rise, there has been a tremendous increase in the number of nursing graduates in the last decade (NLN, 2010b). The focus of nursing education have shifted to new dimensions such as community health, public health, primary care, geriatrics, disease prevention, health promotion and other areas rather than being limited to a particular area. And this is mainly to prepare nurse to deal with evolving health care system. Demand for nurses produced high amount of entry-level nurses, the study emphasizes highly educated nurses are preferred to handle todays today’s health care challenges. By 2020 the nursing work force should consist of 80% BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) prepared nurses...
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...The Impact and Future on Nursing In this paper I will discuss the goals of the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) published report and its impact on nursing education, nursing practice specifically in primary care and the impact on the nurse as a role of leadership. In my conclusion, I will provide on a personal level what modifications I will make in my nursing practice to meet the IOM report goals. Within the paper I will explore how the impact of the 2010 IOM published report titled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” has on the three topic points stated above. The IOM published report was set forth by the IOM’s Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing committee group whose purpose is “producing a report that would make recommendations for an action oriented blueprint for the future of nursing” (IOM, 2010, p. 2). The basis of the IOM report is to provide proposed changes with the newly implemented Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 to the very complex United States healthcare system and how the future nurse’s role should evolve with education, practice and leadership. The IOM recommends that “Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (IOM, 2010, p. 163). Today’s healthcare needs are expanding, diverse and ever changing. Nurses play a large role in providing care but cannot do so effectively if they are not being educated...
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...Running head: The impact on nursing of the 2010 IOM Report The Impact on nursing of the 2010 IOM report on the future of nursing. THE IMPACT ON NURSING OF THE 2010 IOM REPORT ON THE FUTURE OF NURSING. The institute of medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson foundation formed a Committee to look into ways of making nursing a strong profession where nurses become partners and leaders to improve health care in the period of health care reforms, this led to the creation of Robert Wood Johnson initiative (RWJF) on the future of nursing in conjunction with the Institute of medicine (IOM), The Committee made some recommendations on nursing in the United States titled “ The future of Nursing: Leading change, advancing health” The RWJF and IOM worked on this project for two years.in order to study, research learn and understand the implications for nursing as a profession being the largest component of health care workforce of this anticipated changes in health care. To realize this vision of transforming the health care system into a safe, accessible, patient centered care, this will require improved nursing education before and after nurses are licensed. The RWJF and IOM considered many challenges that face nursing education and proffered solutions that will assist in advancing the health care system, the Committee determined that nurses should be trained at higher levels of education by improving...
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