The future of nursing refers to the concept of examining and enabling the roles and responsibilities of nurses today to blend with the changing health care system. Also, it involves assessing how the nursing profession education should undergo changes to meet the dynamic health care systems as well as the diverse population demographics (American Nurses Association (ANA), 2016). The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was tasked with identifying the necessary changes to make in nursing to achieve these aspects. The IOM came up with several recommendations for changing the future of nursing that can effect nurses from all generations as this is the first time in history that there are 4 generations of nurses …show more content…
New curriculums that incorporate the emerging concepts in healthcare have been developed as a result and these include cultural competency, cultural sensitivity and inter-professional collaboration among many others (Halstead, 2012). Additionally, Halstead (2012) indicates that the developed curriculums promote values of diversity, excellence, caring and integrity in the nursing profession. Also, it encourages teamwork, which is an aspect of collaboration to efficiently deliver quality health …show more content…
according to Reyes, Hadley, & Davenport (2013), the several cultures in the U.S require a work force that understands, respect the dignity and rights of every patient irrespective of origin. Hence, the IOM recommendation to improve future of nursing has allowed the nurses to efficiently interact with people of various origins regarding provision of quality health services. The expanded curriculums as recommended by IOM have moved from clinical-based teaching and introduced new programs that allow nurses to acquire additional skills that meet the demands of the increasing cultural diversity of the U.S. population. Hence, to bridge the gap of health disparities in the current diverse cultures, there is need for developing curriculums that incorporate culture-based learning among the nurses.
According to Adeniran (2013), the IOM recommendation to advance education among the nurses has allowed them to acquire leadership skills, which allow for inter-professional collaboration in development of health policies. Additionally, with advanced education, the nurses now have the ability to collaborate with other health professionals in research activities aimed at providing new solutions to issues affecting health of the country. Also, currently nurses participate in leadership activities and have contributed in developing