Exploring the Future of the Nursing Profession
Exploring the Future of the Nursing Profession
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) partnered up in attempt to improve the future of nursing and to meet the increasing demands being placed on the American health care system. Previous U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, chaired the committee and produced a report in 2010, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, which makes recommendations in the areas of training, education, and leadership for nurses, along with workforce policy . This paper will explore the importance of the IOM report to the nursing personnel, the Future of Nursing Campaign for Action and it’s purpose, and the importance of state-based coalitions and initiatives, particularly those in California.
Discussion
The IOM committee, consisting of 18 diverse health experts, was put in charge of developing a report that would provide solutions for the future of nursing. The goal is simply to provide accessible, cost effective, quality patient care for all Americans. Four recommendations were suggested as ways for nurses to practice and enhance access to care. These recommendations focus on the patient, provide evidence-based care, and lead to enhanced health of all who utilized the American health care system. In order to address the nation’s most crucial health care challenges of access, excellence, and increasing fees, the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), the AARP Foundation, and the RWJF coordinated the Campaign for Action. This Campaign strives to employ nurses more effectively and prepare the profession for what is to come .
Importance to Nursing Workforce
The four key messages that structure the recommendations that are presented in the IOM report are; “nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training, nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) partnered up in attempt to improve the future of nursing and to meet the increasing demands being placed on the American health care system. Previous U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, chaired the committee and produced a report in 2010, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, which makes recommendations in the areas of training, education, and leadership for nurses, along with workforce policy . This paper will explore the importance of the IOM report to the nursing personnel, the Future of Nursing Campaign for Action and it’s purpose, and the importance of state-based coalitions and initiatives, particularly those in California.
Discussion
The IOM committee, consisting of 18 diverse health experts, was put in charge of developing a report that would provide solutions for the future of nursing. The goal is simply to provide accessible, cost effective, quality patient care for all Americans. Four recommendations were suggested as ways for nurses to practice and enhance access to care. These recommendations focus on the patient, provide evidence-based care, and lead to enhanced health of all who utilized the American health care system. In order to address the nation’s most crucial health care challenges of access, excellence, and increasing fees, the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), the AARP Foundation, and the RWJF coordinated the Campaign for Action. This Campaign strives to employ nurses more effectively and prepare the profession for what is to come .
Importance to Nursing Workforce
The four key messages that structure the recommendations that are presented in the IOM report are; “nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training, nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes