Nursing Profession: Case Study
Grand Canyon University
In 2010 the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) was signed into law and initiated a transformation in United States health care. Every aspect of health care, including health care professions, have begun to evolve as a result of the laws passed in 2010. The nursing profession is one of the largest divisions in the healthcare workforce and requires large transformations in order to meet the goals that the United States has set forth. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) conducted a report in 2010 which laid out recommendations for health care professions in order to make the goals attainable. Transforming education, transforming practice, and transforming leadership are three areas that greatly impact the nursing profession (IOM, 2010).
An increase in changes in health care require an increase in changes in education in nursing. The IOM discusses several areas that nursing education needs to improve, however, increasing the number of baccalaureate-level nurses (BSN) and changing the focus of study to community and public health care, or primary care, is one of the main goals set forth by the IOM (IOM, 2010, p.164). The Tri-Council of nursing, made up of the American Nurses Association (ANA), American Nursing Organization of Nursing Executives, …show more content…
Another way to increase educational standards is to focus more on actual core skills than written abilities. They discussed how employers need to be more involved in the education of their staff and offer more support for education as well. Another area the report touched on was smoother transitions from college-college and increasing the online programs available (IOM, 2010, p.172). If these goals are reached than there should be no reason that 80% of nurses are not educated to at least BSN level by 2020 (IOM,
In 2010 the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) was signed into law and initiated a transformation in United States health care. Every aspect of health care, including health care professions, have begun to evolve as a result of the laws passed in 2010. The nursing profession is one of the largest divisions in the healthcare workforce and requires large transformations in order to meet the goals that the United States has set forth. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) conducted a report in 2010 which laid out recommendations for health care professions in order to make the goals attainable. Transforming education, transforming practice, and transforming leadership are three areas that greatly impact the nursing profession (IOM, 2010).
An increase in changes in health care require an increase in changes in education in nursing. The IOM discusses several areas that nursing education needs to improve, however, increasing the number of baccalaureate-level nurses (BSN) and changing the focus of study to community and public health care, or primary care, is one of the main goals set forth by the IOM (IOM, 2010, p.164). The Tri-Council of nursing, made up of the American Nurses Association (ANA), American Nursing Organization of Nursing Executives, …show more content…
Another way to increase educational standards is to focus more on actual core skills than written abilities. They discussed how employers need to be more involved in the education of their staff and offer more support for education as well. Another area the report touched on was smoother transitions from college-college and increasing the online programs available (IOM, 2010, p.172). If these goals are reached than there should be no reason that 80% of nurses are not educated to at least BSN level by 2020 (IOM,