The Future of Nursing
Running head: The Future Nursing
The Future Nursing
The Future of Nursing
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) will have a great effect on nursing. According to this article nursing will have to change it role in the ACA and the three main categories that need to be changed and redeveloped is transforming practice, education and leadership.
“The ACA outlines some new health care arrangements, and with these structures will come new opportunities for new roles. Nurses have the opportunity to play a central role in transforming the health care system to create a more accessible, high-quality, and value-driven environment for patients. If the system is to capitalize on this opportunity, however, the constraints of outdated policies, regulations, and cultural barriers, including those related to scope of practice, will have to be lifted, most notably for advanced practice registered nurses.” (IOM, 2010, p. 85)
“The ACA will place many demands on health professionals. The legislation has begun the long process of shifting the focus of the U.S. health care system away from acute and specialty care.” (IOM, 2010, p. 86) “When the system takes on another additional 32 million people soon to be covered by health insurance under the ACA would receive care in the coming years, it identified as a serious barrier.” (, 2010, p. 96) “If the United States is to achieve the necessary transformation of its health care system, the evidence points to the importance of relying on nurses in enhanced roles.” (IOM, 2010, pg. 87)
This article however complain about number of educational grants and scholarships available and most individuals seek nursing education must finance it themselves. Yes because all college nursing programs are filled every year and cannot support more nursing programs these are filled by the private sector which requires student loans. However there is an abundance of money offered by United States’ government does provide more
The Future Nursing
The Future of Nursing
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) will have a great effect on nursing. According to this article nursing will have to change it role in the ACA and the three main categories that need to be changed and redeveloped is transforming practice, education and leadership.
“The ACA outlines some new health care arrangements, and with these structures will come new opportunities for new roles. Nurses have the opportunity to play a central role in transforming the health care system to create a more accessible, high-quality, and value-driven environment for patients. If the system is to capitalize on this opportunity, however, the constraints of outdated policies, regulations, and cultural barriers, including those related to scope of practice, will have to be lifted, most notably for advanced practice registered nurses.” (IOM, 2010, p. 85)
“The ACA will place many demands on health professionals. The legislation has begun the long process of shifting the focus of the U.S. health care system away from acute and specialty care.” (IOM, 2010, p. 86) “When the system takes on another additional 32 million people soon to be covered by health insurance under the ACA would receive care in the coming years, it identified as a serious barrier.” (, 2010, p. 96) “If the United States is to achieve the necessary transformation of its health care system, the evidence points to the importance of relying on nurses in enhanced roles.” (IOM, 2010, pg. 87)
This article however complain about number of educational grants and scholarships available and most individuals seek nursing education must finance it themselves. Yes because all college nursing programs are filled every year and cannot support more nursing programs these are filled by the private sector which requires student loans. However there is an abundance of money offered by United States’ government does provide more
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