The IOM Report
The Institute of Medicine Report
John Doe
Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V - 0101 Professional Dynamics
September 29, 2013
The Institute of Medicine Report: Back to the Future of Nursing The Institute of Medicine report shares many views of transformation for all aspects of nursing. These views contend that several changes will need to happen for the future of healthcare to be successful. No one ever predicted ten years ago that there would be an IOM report stating these perspectives of healthcare, but there was always someone attempting to predict the future of nursing.
The IOM’s Recommendations on Nursing Education
The impact of the Institute of Medicine report on nursing education suggests the nursing profession should have a more advanced education system providing limitless opportunities for growth. The future of nursing providing care to the entire realm of health care, especially primary care and community settings, will be determined by the evolution of a new educational system. The IOM report states that sixty percent of hospital employed nurses will be impacted by the Affordable Care Act because of the transition of patients to primary and community health care. (National Research Council, 2011) Tension in the current educational system has been steadily increasing due to the newly required nursing skills in many specialty areas. That being said, the new educational structure will have to be expanded immensely. The IOM report suggests increasing the number of baccalaureate nurses from fifty to eighty percent by the year 2020. (National Research Council, 2011, p. 12) The report also suggests doubling the current number of nurses with a doctorate degree. Reaching these goals along with overcoming many other educational obstacles will require many changes and modifications to the current system. Increasing the use of technology to educate nurses through on-line programs is one necessary effective strategy. This
John Doe
Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V - 0101 Professional Dynamics
September 29, 2013
The Institute of Medicine Report: Back to the Future of Nursing The Institute of Medicine report shares many views of transformation for all aspects of nursing. These views contend that several changes will need to happen for the future of healthcare to be successful. No one ever predicted ten years ago that there would be an IOM report stating these perspectives of healthcare, but there was always someone attempting to predict the future of nursing.
The IOM’s Recommendations on Nursing Education
The impact of the Institute of Medicine report on nursing education suggests the nursing profession should have a more advanced education system providing limitless opportunities for growth. The future of nursing providing care to the entire realm of health care, especially primary care and community settings, will be determined by the evolution of a new educational system. The IOM report states that sixty percent of hospital employed nurses will be impacted by the Affordable Care Act because of the transition of patients to primary and community health care. (National Research Council, 2011) Tension in the current educational system has been steadily increasing due to the newly required nursing skills in many specialty areas. That being said, the new educational structure will have to be expanded immensely. The IOM report suggests increasing the number of baccalaureate nurses from fifty to eighty percent by the year 2020. (National Research Council, 2011, p. 12) The report also suggests doubling the current number of nurses with a doctorate degree. Reaching these goals along with overcoming many other educational obstacles will require many changes and modifications to the current system. Increasing the use of technology to educate nurses through on-line programs is one necessary effective strategy. This
References: National Research Council. The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011. Retrieved from http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health.aspx