Institute of Medicine: Report Brief As the future of health care and nursing continue to change, nurses will be called on to adapt to the needs of not only their patient 's and technology but the demands that government changes create. One major change that the United States government made was the passing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to ObamaCare Facts (n.d.), a total of 15.25 million individuals are now insured due to the ACA as of April, 2014. This has created the potential for transformation unlike health care has ever experienced before. Additionally, between 2008 and 2010 there were 2.8 million nurses in the workforce (National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, 2013). This can be compared to 897,420 physicians
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However, as health care continues to shift and change so does the form of nursing leadership and the need for collaborative partnerships.
To ensure that nurses are ready to assume leadership roles, leadership-related competencies need to be embedded throughout nursing education, leadership development and mentoring programs need to be made available for nurses at all levels, and a culture that promotes and values leadership needs to be fostered...They must exercise these competencies in a collaborative environment in all settings... (IOM, 2011 …show more content…
Researchers, educators, and other health care leaders must embark on this solution-based journey along with nurses. The government must be willing to make additional changes to ensure that with the increased rise of insured individuals that value, quality, and safety are still at the forefront of health care. Although many nurses welcome the chance to become leaders, not all nurses wish to be committee members or leaders. Additional solutions must be considered. Providing opportunities for retired nurses that still want to have a voice in the future of health care should also be considered. Hospitals could potentially offer wage incentives for mentorship programs which should consider nurses mentoring not just other nurses but nurses aids as well. Collaboration across the health field must include fostering a safe and positive work environment. The IOM suggests that mentoring programs use technology such as chat rooms, Facebook, and blogs which could help support the mentoring role (Institute of Medicine, 2011). Implementation of the IOM 's suggestions for fostering nurse leaders must be considered and thoughtful well articulated plans must be made before executing these
However, as health care continues to shift and change so does the form of nursing leadership and the need for collaborative partnerships.
To ensure that nurses are ready to assume leadership roles, leadership-related competencies need to be embedded throughout nursing education, leadership development and mentoring programs need to be made available for nurses at all levels, and a culture that promotes and values leadership needs to be fostered...They must exercise these competencies in a collaborative environment in all settings... (IOM, 2011 …show more content…
Researchers, educators, and other health care leaders must embark on this solution-based journey along with nurses. The government must be willing to make additional changes to ensure that with the increased rise of insured individuals that value, quality, and safety are still at the forefront of health care. Although many nurses welcome the chance to become leaders, not all nurses wish to be committee members or leaders. Additional solutions must be considered. Providing opportunities for retired nurses that still want to have a voice in the future of health care should also be considered. Hospitals could potentially offer wage incentives for mentorship programs which should consider nurses mentoring not just other nurses but nurses aids as well. Collaboration across the health field must include fostering a safe and positive work environment. The IOM suggests that mentoring programs use technology such as chat rooms, Facebook, and blogs which could help support the mentoring role (Institute of Medicine, 2011). Implementation of the IOM 's suggestions for fostering nurse leaders must be considered and thoughtful well articulated plans must be made before executing these