Introduction
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was established in the year 1972 and its dedication has been solely to health and continues to be a significant charity organization in the United States. It has played an enormous role in supporting programs and research offer support towards solutions to many health issues challenges. The goals and objectives of foundation are kick-starting and setting up initiatives that have been targeting specific areas that need a change in the health sector. One of the most crucial initiatives from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the Future of Nursing. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on the Future of Nursing collaborated with the Institute of Medicine, and the collaboration resulted in the “Future
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Assessing and managing the needs of the health of the population is not a task that can be handled by the government alone. Professionals in the health sector, therefore, had to come together to make available primary and specialty care, coordinated and patient-centered services. However, the health sector cannot function without it workforce, and out of this workforce, nurses make the most significant part of it. Their large number is the reason as to why it is clear that they are the right people to spear head provision of health services in the various settings and continuum that exist. The settings and continuum in question are community care, home care, long-term care, schools, public health, ambulatory care and, most importantly, hospitals. To guarantee that the nurses were well aware of their duties and what is expected of them, their roles had to be clarified (Benner et al., 2009). This is the moment whereby the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation collaborated with the Institute of Medicine of which the latter came to release The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing …show more content…
These states have taken the necessary steps to ensure the report is fully and correctly implemented. Therefore they have played a vital role in assisting the report to reach its goals and objectives. Nurses in the given states are consequently protected and taught on all critical aspects of their profession thus able to deliver quality healthcare to the citizens. For example in the state of Texas, the state coalition has spearheaded some initiatives such as Promoting Nursing Leadership and Transforming Nursing Education. These two initiatives advance the nursing profession as it has allowed for the empowering of nurses in the sense that they can be leaders while at the same time furthering their education and knowledge. However, there have been specific barriers in the state of Texas that have in one or another held back the two named advancements. The most common obstacle is the lack of funds. Lack of funds is dragging back these initiatives and their implementations. To overcome them, nursing advocated should continue holding fundraisers and educating the community on the importance of the initiatives (Campaign for Action). Fundraisers are already being done, but more is needed if at all success is to be guaranteed. Conclusion
From the information discussed above, it is evident that the report Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing
Belief The BSN program at CNMU is established on the belief that nursing is a harmonious science that is constructed on the discipline of knowledge and caring. Our philosophy of nursing articulates the lifelong transformative process of nursing knowledge, nursing skills, and personal values (ENMU, 2015). We believe professional empowerment, a desire for learning, and societal justice should be encompassed in the learning process of our students. Curriculum is technology based due to the ever-changing health care delivery systems and societal needs.
NU 413 Week 9 Discussion Board Post student response to Katie-Lynn Fournier by Kathryn Moultrie Good afternoon Kathie, Enjoyed reading your post, and seeing how other organizations handle the operations of their facility and nursing departments. My biggest concern with improving quality care and patient safety issues in that, the responsibility is not ours alone, our Chief Nurse Executives (CNEs) and Director of Nursing (DON), and senior nursing management staffs to lead the journey Disch J. (2008). I find it overwhelming that the majority of the research literature (studies, surveys and reports believe nursing plays the pivotal role in changing the face of health care and improving quality care and patient safety.
The IOM Future of Nursing report provides a blueprint for transforming the nursing profession to improve the quality of health care and recommendation that nurses with BSN degree approach to 80 % by 2020. In this essay, the student will discuss a proposal, through the legislative process, suggest that Permit accredited community college offering RN to BSN program into law to make the IOM recommendation become reality. The proposal "Allowing accredited community college offering RN to BSN program" that can accelerate the associate degree RN to get BSN to meet the IOM recommendations goal that “nurses with BSN degree approach to 80 % by 2020.” According to the statistic from the Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers in 2013, the
The purpose of the NLN is to support the education of nurses, provide testing services and grants for research, all with the purpose of achieving excellence in nursing (National League for Nursing [NLN], 2013). This organization impacts nursing by supporting nurse education in the development of nursing faculty. Additionally, they encourage research to advance nursing education through evidence-based teaching practices, and the instruction of nurses (NLN, 2013). The NLN role in Nursing Excellence is to influence public policy on nursing by providing backing for education with the expectation of excellence through growth, improvement, and understanding (NLN, 2013). I support mission of the NLN to promote and provide educational excellence standards.
The nurse’s role is to independently and collaboratively provides nursing services. This service is part of the total health organization which aims to fulfill the needs of a patient or community. The nature
After 10 years working as a registered nurse in many aspects of healthcare, felt an overwhelming desire to advance my career and myself to expand my role in caring for others. Becoming a nurse practitioner has always been a goal of mine. During my time working as a nursing manager, I became acutely aware of the need of skilled and talented providers that desire to provide passionate care to all individuals. I became especially concerned with the needs those with limited access to healthcare services. I knew my desire to care for individuals in a more autonomous role and I set out to develop the skills needed to meet the need I witnessed.
Due to hospital care reaching an all-time high in America, we need nurses now more than ever before. Currently in America, we have an issue with nurses having too many paperwork to fill out. In the article “We Need More Nurses” by Alexandra Robbins argues we need more nurses in the hospital. Nursing shortage has been a common issue throughout the world. Because of this issue others are being affected in many different ways.
The DNP student stated that she has not implemented her project yet and it could not be discussed at the moment. The DNP student did discuss on how everyone, whether a nurse or not, can advocate for the community. The DNP discussed on the pros on advancing one’s education. DNP essential eight: Advanced Nursing Practice is not just entitiled to practice in hospitals. These individuals practice in hospitals, clinics, home health, and in the
The Affordable Care Act has shifted focus on health and wellness of patient populations urging hospitals to do a community needs assessment and come up with a strategy to address these needs. Hospitals most often partner with community and professional organizations to address the health need (Stempniak, 2014). This is an example of how the four spheres are all interrelated. Nurses are at the heart of this movement, providing the necessary skills, experience and expertise to address the needs of the population being served (Shamian,
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has a strong stance on nurses and leadership. They believe that nurses are a vital component to health care system and nurses in leadership roles can have a positive impact on such. Nurses are in all sorts of roles within the health care systems ranging from a staff nurse, nurse managers, to advance practice, all the way to congress (Finkelman & Kenner, 2013). In addition, they even serve in the boardroom within some health care organizations. Leadership doesn’t necessarily mean a nurse in a manager position, but a nurse who has an influence on staff.
As there continues to be an initiative to improve quality healthcare while simultaneously reducing costs, the importance of the nurse with advanced education in transforming healthcare delivery and healthcare policy will continue to grow. Opportunities for nurse managed health clinics, quality nursing research to improve evidence based practice, leadership of multidisciplinary health management teams and change agents in health policy and improved patient outcomes make the nurse with advanced education the “escape fire” in health care now and in the
Registered nurses are required to deliver wide-range nursing attention and treatment to all persons in a healthcare setup (American Nurses ' Association, 2000). Notably, they have to offer emergency care and guarantee the safe execution of treatment. It is mandatory for nurses to demonstrate a broad knowledge of the laws and regulations that are in line with their profession. Additionally,
A nurse must be able to perform activities like moving a patient, lifting heavy equipment, being on their feet for much of their shift, etc. The nursing profession can be very taxing on a person’s body and society as a whole is seeing the effects of this. Older nurses who have been in the field for a long time are no longer able to perform these tasks and it is causing them to change their area of expertise, or even leave their profession entirely. This has negatively impacted effective health care delivery and proper patient-centered care because these nurses are not able to effectively help their patients. Research shows that there are a large amount of nurses that are near or at the retirement age.
It includes the promotion of health, the prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people” (WHO, 2018). This means that nurses care for both those who are sick and unable to care for themselves, healthy people, and the dead. One of the duties of the nurse is to educate the patient and public. As such nurses also go into the communities to create awareness on recent developments and how to manage our environment to prevent the inhabitants from becoming sick. Nursing to me is showing that love; care and compassion to those in need.
Jones (2005) believe that nursing profession is entering a period of challenge, growth, transformation, and potential. There is a need to clarify and to seek opportunity in serving other