The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report, The Future of Nursing Leading Change, Advancing Health, on the nursing profession and acknowledges the demand for nurses to take a leadership role in all settings to meet the needs of our transforming health care system. The report from the IOM, calls on nurses to take a greater role in an increasingly complex health care system (ANA, 2018). There are two key messages that will be addressed in this paper. The discussion will address the key messages in the report, and how they relate to the role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner (APRN).
Nurses Should Practice to the Full Extent of Their Education and Training. In order to provide …show more content…
The following recommendations were made in the report for advancements in training and educations. (1) increase the percentage of nurses that hold BSN degrees to 80 percent by the year 2020, (2) encourage nurses with associate and diploma degrees to enter baccalaureate nursing programs by offering tuition reimbursement, creating a culture that fosters continuing education, and providing a salary differential and promotion, (3) expand loans and grants for nursing students at all levels, (4) double the number of nurses with a masters or doctorate degree by 2020. (To alleviate shortages of nurse faculty, primary care providers, and researchers, a population of qualified nurses needs to be ready to advance to these levels.), (5) ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning, and create a culture that fosters this, (6) develop and prioritize nursing competencies so nursing school curricula can be updated regularly. This will ensure that nursing school graduates at all levels are prepared to meet the current and future health needs of the population, (7) increase the diversity of the nursing workforce (including gender, race, and ethnicity) to ensure that nurses are able to provide culturally relevant care (IMO, …show more content…
It is titled “Organization for Associate Degree Nursing and American Nurses Association Joint Position Statement on Academic Progression to Meet the Needs of the Registered Nurse, the Health Care Consumer, and the U.S. Health Care System.” (ANA, 2018). The statement coincides with the IMO 2010 report stating that nurses should achieve higher levels of training through an improved education system. The ANA (2015) report set a target of increasing the percentage of RNs with a BSN degree by 80 percent by