IOM And Nursing Practice

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In today’s fast-paced world, the only constant is change. The ever changing landscape of our health care delivery system and nursing practice have become more complex. The (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2010) report offers guidelines for redefining what it means to be in the nursing profession with emphasis on improving the quality of health care delivery to our diverse patient population. This essay will bring to light the effect of the (IOM, 2010) report on our current system of educating our nurses, the advances in nursing practice and the emphasis on the leadership aspect of nurses.
The IOM study recommends that nurses must be encouraged to further their knowledge base by seeking advanced degrees in order to be equipped to tackle all of