Impact of Iom Report on Nursing

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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals

Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. The American Nurses Association (ANA) states nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. Nurses have been an enabling force for change in health care along many dimensions (Aiken et al., 2009).
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an independent, nonprofit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public. The 2010 IOM report recommends for the benefits of the future of nursing through four main messages, which includes practicing nursing to its full range, achieving higher levels of education, partnering up with physicians, and better data collection for an effective workforce (IOM Report, 2010). This study was conducted to explore the various ways in which nursing profession can transformed in order to increase the opportunities and to organize a health care system, which will deliver a quality standard care. The main focus of the report was to develop a standard health care system for the future, through which a large populations of United States will be able to achieve a quality care.
The impact of the IOM report on nursing education.
The IOM report has several influences on the education of nursing. Health industry is advancing day-by-day at a maximum pace. So, it is very important for nurses to upgrade their knowledge level to meet the requirements of today’s changing health care system, which can be achieved by

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