IOM Report: Professional Development Of The Nursing Professionals
IMPACT OF IOM REPORT
Molly Zachariah
Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V
11/16/2013
Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals
Introduction
Today’s healthcare system is going through different transformations and changes for many reasons because of the growing demands of medical professionals. The Institute of medicine worked with other agencies and came up with a report to face the demands and needs of the present healthcare system. The IOM report provides abundant opportunities for nurses to advance in education, improve nursing practice, and progress in leadership. Higher education will aid nurses by enabling them to provide high-quality healthcare for general population at an affordable level. Nurses will be …show more content…
Nurse’s education requirement was an ongoing debate over the past. It is important that more nurses should enter the workforce with a baccalaureate degree as soon as possible and go into faculty and research levels to obtain a doctoral degree. The IOM report also recommends changing the nursing curriculum for BSN, so that the nurses will be trained well for better leadership, team work, evidence-based practice and collaboration. That way nurses could be full associates with doctors and other members of the health system in redesigning the health care. The nursing care is becoming more complex in nature, both inside and outside the institution that increases the challenges for nurses. Many health care institutions, including magnet hospitals, increased the requirement to BSN for employment. Another survey showed. 76% of physicians preferred working with BSN nurses. It is a fact that BSN nurses have better opportunities to advance in their education to nurse faculties and nurse researchers since significant shortages are observed in these areas. Nursing education should serve as a podium for persistent lifelong …show more content…
The nurses would have increased independence, job satisfaction, and be accountable for valuable contributions, by providing high-quality care. In addition to nursing practice and education, solid leadership skills are necessary to understand the vision of a transformed health care system. Even though community doesn’t perceive nurses as leaders, all nurses should be prepared with strong leadership skills to design, implement, and evaluate the ongoing reformed health system. “The IOM report recommends that nurses play such leadership roles, are vital to advance a meaningful, effective, and sustainable quality health system (Porter- O’Grady,
Molly Zachariah
Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V
11/16/2013
Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals
Introduction
Today’s healthcare system is going through different transformations and changes for many reasons because of the growing demands of medical professionals. The Institute of medicine worked with other agencies and came up with a report to face the demands and needs of the present healthcare system. The IOM report provides abundant opportunities for nurses to advance in education, improve nursing practice, and progress in leadership. Higher education will aid nurses by enabling them to provide high-quality healthcare for general population at an affordable level. Nurses will be …show more content…
Nurse’s education requirement was an ongoing debate over the past. It is important that more nurses should enter the workforce with a baccalaureate degree as soon as possible and go into faculty and research levels to obtain a doctoral degree. The IOM report also recommends changing the nursing curriculum for BSN, so that the nurses will be trained well for better leadership, team work, evidence-based practice and collaboration. That way nurses could be full associates with doctors and other members of the health system in redesigning the health care. The nursing care is becoming more complex in nature, both inside and outside the institution that increases the challenges for nurses. Many health care institutions, including magnet hospitals, increased the requirement to BSN for employment. Another survey showed. 76% of physicians preferred working with BSN nurses. It is a fact that BSN nurses have better opportunities to advance in their education to nurse faculties and nurse researchers since significant shortages are observed in these areas. Nursing education should serve as a podium for persistent lifelong …show more content…
The nurses would have increased independence, job satisfaction, and be accountable for valuable contributions, by providing high-quality care. In addition to nursing practice and education, solid leadership skills are necessary to understand the vision of a transformed health care system. Even though community doesn’t perceive nurses as leaders, all nurses should be prepared with strong leadership skills to design, implement, and evaluate the ongoing reformed health system. “The IOM report recommends that nurses play such leadership roles, are vital to advance a meaningful, effective, and sustainable quality health system (Porter- O’Grady,