Institute of Medicine (IOM) in partnership with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a report “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” in 2010 focusing on the health care needs in the ever-changing nursing environment. This detailed report is considered a framework for the future education of the nurses. IOM has made a strong statement calling for “all” involved in nursing education to unite to create a learning environment that supports lifelong learning to help the staff “gain the competencies needed to provide care for diverse populations across the lifespan.” (Brooks, 2012) What is the force that drives these lifelong learners? Patient and the families demand information from the nurses and doctors. According to Michele Galioto ,MSN,RN, director of education for the Oncology Nursing Society “ Saying ’I don’t know doesn’t fly.” According to her the patients’ expectation and their own knowledge what is wrong with them requires an open and educational discussion with the nursing staff (Brooks, 2012). This study focuses on disease prevention, health maintenance, and delivering quality nursing care to improve the patient outcomes and to receive the set goals the target areas that need the changes are in nursing education, practice and leadership. The key
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Currently each state has their own rules the Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) are unable to practice to the full extent of their training. The IOM report is strongly addressing the legislators to make amendments for Medicare and Medicaid Policies to permit the APNs to extend their services to the
Currently each state has their own rules the Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) are unable to practice to the full extent of their training. The IOM report is strongly addressing the legislators to make amendments for Medicare and Medicaid Policies to permit the APNs to extend their services to the