IOM Reflection

In addition, a DNP degree will help me better serve my community by advocating for quality and safety healthcare system. Once attained, I would seek employment at either a school or university with the mission of educating nursing students to practice the highest quality of patient care. One of the major issues facing the nursing profession today is the lack of advance nursing practices. The medical field is in crisis. Doctors are stretched to the limits, and patients are demanding more advanced care. To alleviate some of the concerns facing medicine in the 21st century, advance nursing practices is a vital area in the contribution of understanding and working within the bounds of a team structure, and the promotion of communication between the interdisciplinary health team. The mission of the advance nursing practice is to help individual patients, and their families, determine and achieve optimum physical, mental and social potential, and to do so within the challenging context of the environment in which they live and work Nurses are among the largest professional care group within the healthcare service industry. We are responsible for providing quality care and assisting patients towards independent and healthy living. Considering the changing working environment, health care practitioners like nurses are

The healthcare system of today is rapidly changing. Nurses comprise the largest section of healthcare workers in the United States (Palatnik, 2016). As such a large group, they can help meet the demands of the changing healthcare system in a whole new way. Needs for advanced practice nurses are increasing daily as new positions are being created and filled by nurses and this trend is expected to continue (Bryant-Lukosius, DiCenso, Browne, & Pinelli, 2004). To meet these needs, work to further develop nursing science must be continued so individuals who are capable and competent to fulfill these demands will be available. Further development of nursing science will involve nurses who have a dream of what they want their profession to be and are capable and willing to work to make that dream a reality (Rodgers, 2016).

"In 2008, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) began a two-year study initiative to respond, the need to assess and transform the nursing profession."("The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health," 2010).An interdisciplinary committee was put together to report the nations issues impacting health care. Recommendations were set forth by the IOM in a way to improve and restructure the nursing profession to fit the future of the medical field. ("The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health," 2010) The recommendation from the committee starts with an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing also to identify matters of medical care, research, education. (AJN, American Journal of Nursing: 2010). The Affordable Healthcare ACT (ACA) of 2010 introduced new changes to United States healthcare system. These changes were the improvement of research and evidence-based practice, health awareness, prevention screenings, and community-based wellness promotion and applied. (Affordable Care Act, 2010) Before the IOM’s action-oriented blueprint nurses came up against barriers that prevented them from being able to the start to make those transformations. Today nurses have the potential to overcome obstacles by leading innovative strategies to transform nursing education, practice, and leadership. ("The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health," 2010)

There are certain expectations the IOM expect nurses to meet, and those expectations have increased greatly transitioning to the modern year. “Nurses now need knowledge of public health, geriatrics, leadership skills, health policy, system improvements, research, and evidence-based practice.” Team collaboration is important, and this focuses for associating with many health professionals with high standards who have held higher degrees of education than nurses. Nurses must also learn to work with more advanced technology, and contribute decisions in caring for weaker patients. The impact of increasing nurses that hold BSN degrees to 80 percent by the year 2020, is specifically behind one of the reasons to transform nursing

It has been recommended in the report that education of nurses should be wide in all aspects of patient and healthcare. This can help the nurses in having a great chance to explore all the major fields of nursing and healthcare thereby improving the quality of services that can be provided to the patients. The report has added that there is a need of well-educated nurses in the team of nurses (Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine, Institute of Medicine, 2011, p. 67). These days, a great diversity is seen in the American population, which increasingly demands better and more improved

Nursing has a long history of debating over the educational preparation for its profession. The debate over entry-level preparation continues to influence many critical issues. Included in this debate are the competencies of new nursing graduates, the public view of nursing roles, the need for professional status within the healthcare community, the organization of nursing education, and the supply and demand for nursing professionals. Nurses have moved from simply observing and giving prescribe medication to coordinating clinical information for the entire healthcare team. Many changes in the healthcare industry have led to the broadening scope of nursing practice. Settings for healthcare have shifted from hospital and other institution-based settings to community-based settings. The healthcare environment have become increasingly complex, and nurses must be prepared to assume greater responsibility and accountability for the health of individuals, families, and communities. In 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) called for nurses to achieve a higher level of education and suggests that they be education in new ways that better prepare them to meet the need needs of today’s population. Furthermore,

After entering the RN workforce, many nurses attain additional education to advance in their careers and to prepare them for advanced practice and teaching or research roles ( ). The Institute of Medicine (IOM) nursing report, entitled “Future of

In order to advance the education system continued education is important to keep up with current nursing issues and protocols to keep patients safe. Nurses should never stop learning. Nurses who do not have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) are encouraged to do so in order to advance their practice. The goal is to transform nursing education from 50% of nurses with a BSN to 8o% by 2020 and the number of nurses with a Doctorate to double by 2020 (Institute of Medicine, 2010). The number of nurses with a BSN or currently working towards a BSN has in fact increased thanks to added resources to make these goals more attainable. However, increasing the number of nurses with a BSN to 80% by 2020 is a little overzealous due to the overwhelming demands and time-frame; only 5 years away. There has been a significant rise of insured Americans who will be needing care because of the ACA. In addition, nearly 40% of working registered nurses (RN 's) were nearing retirement in 2010 and if this trend continues nursing shortages could be around 400,000 by 2020 (National Advisory Council on

The 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report titled “The Future of Nursing” discusses the vision for the future of nursing as part of the growing health care force. The outlined vision of practice builds on the fact that nursing has the largest number of members in health care. According to the IOM there are more than 3 million nurses in the United States. As such, the IOM outlined a series of steps in which nurses can take on a greater role. These steps assert 1) nurses should practice to the full potential of their education; 2) nurses should achieve the highest level of education and training; 3) nurses should have an equal collaboration power with physicians and other health care professionals in the role of developing the future of

Nursing is one of the most popular professions in healthcare. To become a professional nurse, one must acquire certain level of education, whether it is at associate or baccalaureate degree level. Once becoming a nurse a number of professional standards must be maintained to stay abreast with the profession. In that respect, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in its 2010 report had suggested many recommendations focusing on the future of nursing. The aim of the report is to put forth recommendations that allow nurses to “(1) ensure that nurses can practice to the full extent of their education and training (2) improve nursing education, (3) provide opportunities for nurses to assume leadership positions and to serve as full

Being a nurse in today’s ever changing environment is a challenge in itself. Career advancement can easily become just another chore added to a nurse’s already busy life. Yet the pressure that is placed on individual nurses to advance their careers is crucial for the growth of the profession. In order to advance to a leadership role there must be a shift in our perspective and education to handle the demands of the complex nursing care that is needed. Lake and Cheney (2008 As cited in Blais and Hayes) “A strong link has been found between education level and patient outcomes. Increases in baccalaureate-trained RNs are associated with decreases in patient mortality in a hospital setting.” (P. 5-6)

The paper discusses how I view myself fitting in different Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing recommendations. For example, this includes how to improve the section of medical students with a baccalaureate education up to 80% and double those with a higher degree by 2020. It analyzes how nurses engage the lifelong learning process, the impacts of increasing level of education in the current job market and how increasing the level of education influences my role in the future of nursing. Quality patient services require a well-educated nursing team because of the changing health problems in the society.

The target audience of this project are fifth semester nursing students of the Minnesota Alliance for Nursing Program at Inver Hills community College. This group of learners will be meeting the benchmark eligibility for the National Council Licensure Examination for RNs (NCLEX-RN/licensure) at the end of the semester as they complete their Associate of Science in nursing degree. The cohort contains an interesting mix of individuals at different ages across the lifespan, varying experience in the medical field as well as others who have already attained an associate/bachelor degree in other fields. In addition, a third of the cohort is moving on to Metro State University to complete the MANE BSN program, one third is seeking a more flexible BSN program, while others are planning on taking a semester off before completing their BSN.

The Future of Nursing report of 2010 called for the increase in the number of bachelor-prepared nurses in the workforce to 80% by 2020 (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2015). The goal is to encourage nurses to achieve higher education and seek lifelong learning. Lifelong learning, however, goes beyond advanced degrees, required CEU credits, annual inservices, and orientations. Lifelong learning goes above and beyond normal duty. From the first day of nursing school to graduation day to the first day of orientation to a promotion into leadership roles; the learning never stops. Learning is necessary to to meet the demands and needs of a changing technological world that relies on health professionals, like nurses, to provide up-to-date,

In November of 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”. This special report examined the current state of nursing and changing landscape of the American healthcare system and offered recommendations for the future role nurses should play. The committee that released the report, Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, divided it into three parts. Part II of the study, focused on transforming the nursing profession in order to improve America’s healthcare system. In order to achieve this transformation, the committee recommended that nurses attain higher levels of education and training, practice to the full extent of that education and training, and assume more