Question

Review the Institute of Medicine's 2010 report "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health." Write a 750-1,000 word paper discussing the influence of the IOM report on nursing practice. Include the following:

1. Summarize the four messages outlined in the IOM report and explain why these are significant to nursing practice.
2. Discuss the direct influence the IOM report has on nursing education and nursing leadership. Describe the benefits and opportunities for BSN-prepared nurses.
3. Explain why it is important that a nurse's role and education evolve to meet the needs of an aging and increasingly diverse population.
4. Discuss the significance of professional development, or lifelong learning, and its relevance in caring for diverse populations across the life span and within the health-illness continuum.
5. Discuss how nurses can assist in effectively managing patient care within an evolving health care system.

Answer 1

1 ANSWER :

The four messages outlined in Institute of medicine report are :

* Nursing education

* Nursing practice

* Technology

* Partnership in progress

2 ANSWER :

The direct influence of IOM report on Nursing education and leadership focused on achieving higher levels of education and practice from improved education system from academic overviews. The report includes improvement of nursing education standards like increase of students ratio in Bachelor Of Sciences In Nursing (BSN) degree course.along with doctors by the year of 2020. In admission into BSN the student has to have at least 60% score in Intermediate as entry level into the course. Nurses should develop independent skills to increase work forces in clinical settings and reach for higher further educations like MSN, Phd and other higher courses which will elevate the standards of the profession. Along with education nurses has to develop leadership skills during their education level to become a back bone to the organizations.

BENEFITS AND OPPURTUNITIES FOR BSN PREPARED NURSES :

1. Work as a Registered staff nurse in hospitals

2. Nursing homes

3. Old age homes

4. Orphanages

5. Industrial areas

6. Occupational centers

7. Military forces

8. Armed forces, etc