Describe Professional Development of Nursing Profession

Professional Development of Nursing Profession
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Professional Development of Nursing Profession
The impact of the IOM report on nursing education
The IOM statement recommended nurses to accomplish higher learning and training heights through an improved education system that enhances continuous educational advancement (Finkelman & Kenner, 2009). An improved nursing education organization is vital to guarantee the provision of innocuous, patient-focused care across backgrounds. Because of the report, training of nurses has improved to cater for the intricate patient essentials by acquiring competencies in supplying fine patient care. Recent nursing training has been able to offer skills, including governance, understanding health dogma, research & evidence-based practice, partnership and teamwork (Raingruber, 2017). Also, caregivers have been able to get specialized training grounded on the public health, as well as geriatrics and palliative care. Nurses are able to comprehend technological tools and information management structures as they cooperate and synchronize care with groups of medical experts.
Nurses have been able to undergo through higher heights of academic as well as training to encounter the current patient care demands. Thus, nursing education has incorporated occasions for continuous evolution into top degree programs (from licensed practical nurse or licensed vocational nurse diplomas; to bachelors and associates degrees; to masters, Ph.D., and the doctor of nursing practice degrees (Finkelman & Kenner, 2009). The IOM findings have also made it possible for nurses to learn with doctors, plus other medical experts both as students as across their professions in lifetime learning opportunities. Different traditional and innovate approaches have been utilized across the nation, including online tuition and simulation, and consortium programs to improve nursing education. Because of enhanced nursing education additional nurses have entered the labor force with a degree or continue with learning as they continue with their career.
The impact of the IOM report on nursing practice (primary care)
According to Zaccagnini and White (2017), the IOM recommendation has improved the nursing practice mainly the primary care as characterized by declining degrees of infection, treatment errors, and smooth facilitation of sick persons from the medical facility to home. Caregivers can educate patients on managing chronic illnesses including hypertension or diabetes. Also, the nurse can enlighten the public on health and preventive procedures for chronic disorders. They can now identify the obstacles to the range of practice and care by practicing based on their highest level of learning and training. Caregivers have been able to provide primary care to various populations by embracing culture-diversity. Nurses continue promoting major care, which amongst others, is a key driver of the medical care system. Linctus and nursing have collaborated as a means to remove the barrier in the nurturing latitude of practice. The health care milieu remains to advance and demand much team-based and value-inclined care (Raingruber, 2017). In addition, there is ...