THE FUTURE OF NURSING: LEADING CHANGE, ADVANCING HEALTH Introduction Studies show that the nursing profession cover most of the workforce in the health sector, and they are mainly served with the responsibility of acting as patients’ advocates as well as defining the care that is to be provided to ailing patients (Hamric, Spross and Hanson 21). Nurses mainly work on the frontline of patient care, and they tend to play a significant role in realizing the objectives formulated in the in the 2010
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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
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals SILVIA C. MIHAILA Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V December 4, 2015 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The nursing profession will face significant changes in the near future. There is an urge to reconsider changes in the healthcare system to better outcome for patients and nursing professionals. Over the years patients needs become more complex with a great desire for more skilled, trained, and highly educated nurses to provide
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The Institute of Medicine (IOM) partnered with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in 2008, prior to the Affordable Care Act passing, stated a two year study on the nursing profession and changes needed to advance the future of nursing practice. The introduction of the report states the groups “established a 2-year Initiative on the Future of Nursing. The cornerstone of the initiative is this committee, which was tasked with producing a report containing recommendations for an action-oriented
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The future of nursing is changing day by day. Therefore, the healthcare system needs to adapt to the change. This is critical for patient care and work environment. Patient’s and employee’s safety should be number one in a health care facility. This where Institute of nursing (IOM) comes in. “[They are] an independent, nonprofit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public” (About 2013). They release annual reports to
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Impact of the IOM report on Future of Nursing Terry Garcia Grand Canyon University. NRS-430 April 13, 2014 Impact of the IOM report on Future of Nursing After the passing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by the congress, it has become clear that the whole health care system is in need of a major transformation. The future of the health care system is focused on health maintenance
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2010 IOM Report and the Impact on Nursing The IOM Report and the Impact of Nursing The IOM (The Institute of Medicine) is trying to get nursing more toward a higher educational stand point. During the information on education they are pushing toward having the working nurse be at an 80% of the work force have their baclorets degree by 2020. While reading the article it continually talks about how the nurse with the bachelors degree is better prepared to take care of the patient. That the
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Valsamma Mathew Impact of IOM Report on Future of Nursing Grand Canyon University NRSV 430 09/16/2014 In October 2010 the Institute of Medicine (IOM), worked in concordance with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and released report called, “ Future of Nursing, leading change, Advancing Health.” The report proposed ways to improve the profession of nursing today from individual progress to bettering the national workforce as a whole. This report advocated for many changes in the practice
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IOM Report-Future of Nursing The Future of Nursing Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics February 10, 2012 Overview The IOM report explains how nurses have an essential role in leadership in the health care setting. This report explains how education is vital to advance nurses into a partnership with physicians to improve the health care system nationwide. Impact of IOM report on Education In 2010, recently signed into law by the president
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A report issued by IOM (Institute of Medicine) named “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” fetched attention of everyone in the country. This document gives a deep look at the nurses and their roles in today’s rapidly changing health care system. It mainly conveys four key messages related to nursing: “1) Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training. 2) Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system
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