IOM Future of Nursing Report and Nursing

IOM Future of Nursing and Nursing Report
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TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Influence of IOM Report and State-Based Action Collation. PAGEREF _Toc16081688 \h 3Nursing Practice PAGEREF _Toc16081689 \h 3Nursing Education PAGEREF _Toc16081690 \h 3Nursing Workforce Development PAGEREF _Toc16081691 \h 4Formation of the IOM Report PAGEREF _Toc16081692 \h 4An Initiative of Robert Wood Foundation Committee PAGEREF _Toc16081693 \h 4Important Points from the Report PAGEREF _Toc16081694 \h 5State-Based Coalitions PAGEREF _Toc16081695 \h 5Action Coalition-Florida PAGEREF _Toc16081696 \h 6Barriers in Florida for Nursing Advancement PAGEREF _Toc16081697 \h 7Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc16081698 \h 7References PAGEREF _Toc16081699 \h 8
Future of Nursing by the IOM
2008 saw the coalition of the Robert Wood Foundation and the IOM launch together with a two-year initiative to appraise changes in the nursing profession. Therefore, the report was written to form a map for the growth of nursing in the field of medicine. The report reflected the ongoing changes in the field of nursing which was graciously accepted by the American Nursing Association (ANA). This has lead ANA based associations be part of several activities which will help the field of nursing outgrow itself (Nursing World, 2018). The Campaign for Action was launched to help nurses and other medical practitioners achieve the goals of the IOM. This is being led by a collaboration between the Campaign and the National Academy of Medicine (Campaign for Action, 2016b). The ‘Campaign’ hopes to lead the field of nursing forward the path set by the Robert Wood Foundation for the betterment of American.
Influence of IOM Report and State-Based Action Collation.
Nursing Practice
To be a nurse, one expected to cover a wide field of skills in terms of promotion of health, prevention of diseases, care coordination, provide cure where probable, otherwise palliative care (NAP, 2011) One would expect this to be enough for matching the current needs of the American population, however it isn’t as simple because the American population is highly diverse which requires health professional’s further education on the matter, including patient-oriented medical interventions.
Nursing Education
The report has certain goals which it wishes to achieve in order to bring the desired enhancement in the field of nursing (NASEM, CAPIR & IOM, 2016a):
1 By 2020, 80% of the student body should have a Bachelor’s Degree.
2 Nurses should be encouraged to be part of residency programs.
3 Nurses with a PhD and an above qualification should be two folds from the present.
4 Institutes should provide an environment where nurses can get continuous education.
These points need to be achieved so that nurses can work on equal footing with other medical practitioners as it is important for them to coordinate with each other in the ever-evolving field of patient care.
Nursing Workforce Development
The profession of Medicine, nurses are the largest service providers. Their work quality speaks a lot about an institutes capability in providing quality and efficient care services. About a million prospective ap...