Nurses are in an ideal position to propagate changing within the health care workforce, with three millions nurses to effectuate change, and the objectives within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) providing the largest overhaul within medical care since the inception of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) in 1965 (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010). The intent of this paper is to discuss the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report regarding the future of nursing as it pertains to nursing practice, nursing education and nursing workforce development. Next, a review of Nevada’s state-based action coalitions and how Nevada advances the goals of the IOM report. Lastly, two Nevada coalition initiatives will be outlined, discussing the advancements and barriers that need to be overcome.
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Several barriers were identified preventing nurses from practicing to the full extent of their licensure and education, largely due to the overhaul of the health care system with the introduction of the ACA (IOM, 2010). In addition, the rapidly evolving health care system to include adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), computerized provider order entry (CPOE), electronic medication administration (eMAR), and bar code medication administration (BCMA), to name a few. This paper will focus specifically on the nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing workforce development as a whole, specifically within the state of