Rebecca S. Harris
Grand Canyon University
Impacts on Nursing from the Institute of Medicine
This report will review the impact of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2010 Report on the future of Nurses leading change by education, Nursing Practice in primary care, changing Nursing Practice to meet to IOM Report goals and impact on Nurse’s in leadership roles for the future. The future of Healthcare is ever changing. In 2008, a report was made that provided a two year look at keeping up with the ever changing Healthcare changes and overhaul needed. The report was created by Robert Wood Foundation (RWF). RWF saw the future needs that are here with the increase aging population, …show more content…
Nurse’s scope of practice is very limited and will not meet the needed demands for nurses to make needed decisions for the aging population, chronic disease issues present. What needs to happen to develop and improve the nursing scope of practice? The national Government involved in this process will allow nurses the ability to be involved in the decisions made for patients. Nurses need to be involved in primary care to assist and work at one’s highest level of education and training. The federal government and the state needs to work together to allow the expansion of one’s Nurses scope of practice. Multiple changes will need to take place for nurses to expand their scope of practice throughout the United States, and this will take time. Nurses can speak up by being a voice to one’s legislatures; Board of Nursing for one’s state (“The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health,” 2010, October …show more content…
Nurses starting out their careers may have dreams of being a floor nurse and not necessarily leadership role. Nurses answering the call to take care of their patients as Florence Nightingale is now called to an even higher calling to become leaders in the future Healthcare. Nurses expanding one’s profession, commitment, role, and leadership on behalf of the patients and families to provide quality patient centered care while managing cost. Who is better to better to answer this call than a Nurse to lead? A Nurses knowledge, wisdom and experience will meet the needs of the patients and committed to providing quality Healthcare (“The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health,” 2010, October