IOM Impact On Nursing Practice

Introduction
The nursing practice is one that has been changing lives for decades, if not centuries. Nursing practice is quite significant as a contributory factor to human health maintenance and improvement and as such, it requires recognition as a fundamental professional practice in the societies we live in today (Davidson, et al., 2013). It is therefore important for the world to appreciate the nursing practice by allowing it to realize improvement and future development with time.
Impact on Nursing Education
The IOM report on the future of nursing clearly emphasizes the role that nursing education plays in maintaining and possibly increasing the state and quality of medical care in the United States. For nursing practice in the nation
The report cites additional barriers such as bureaucracy and politics as factors that influence the nursing practice to the extent that nurses with significant experience, knowledge and training work in an environment that does not accommodate their full capabilities(Institute of Medicine (IOM), 2010).
The implication of these issues on the nursing practice is that there is need to re-evaluate the current regulations, protocols and policies that are in place in the US healthcare system. The objective of the reassessment should be to create a working environment for nurses that not only allows them to practice to their full extent but also provides an environment that fosters professional
The projected provisions relating to the nursing education, the nursing practice itself and the issue of nurses as leader is one that requires comprehensive adherence in order to ensure that the healthcare system in the United States maintains and improves its quality levels. Currently, there are several initiatives that are commencing in line with the forecasted vision, implying that the healthcare system in the US, and more specifically the nursing practice, may yet reach its optimum level of efficiency, effectiveness and