PROFESSIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS AND
CHALLENGES LEARNING WORKBOOK 2026
ETHICS LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
◉ What are the four key messages from the IOM + Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation on "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change,
Developing Health?" Answer: 1. Nurses must practice to the fullest
extent of their education.
2. Nurses should attain higher education levels through a system of
improved education with seamless progression across degress.
3. As health care in the US is transformed, nurses should be partners
with other healthcare professionals in this effort.
4. Improved data collection and information infrastructure can
result in more effective workforce planning and policy development.
◉ What did Linda Aiken and her colleagues call for in 2009?
Answer: Increased federal support for the preparation of nurses at
the BSN level and higher, suggesting policy changes to address the
growing need for nursing faculty and in preparation for APRNs
serving in primary care.
◉ In 2010, the Tri-Council for Nursing, an alliance between the ANA,
American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the American
, Organization of Nurse Executives, and National League of Nursing,
released a policy detailed what in regards to nursing education?
Answer: Increased competencies and education in:
1. Integration of evidence-based clinical knowledge and research.
2. Effective communication and leadership skills.
◉ The ANA continues to urge Congress to increase funding to what
Title in what act? Answer: Title VIII Nursing Workforce
Development Programs in the Public Health Service Act
administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
◉ What are two major programs emerging from Title VIII and the
Health Services Act? Answer: 1. Advanced Education Nursing grants
to schools of nursing training APRNs and nurse educators and other
advanced nursing degrees
2. Workforce Diversity Grants increasing opportunities for persons
from disadvantaged backgrounds and who remain
underrepresented in nursing workforce.
◉ What did Florence Nightingale believe about nursing education?
Answer: 1. Be financially and administratively separate from
hospitals.
2. Be trained in an educational institution supported by public funds
and associated with a medical school.
3. Curriculum includes both theory and practical experience.
CHALLENGES LEARNING WORKBOOK 2026
ETHICS LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
◉ What are the four key messages from the IOM + Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation on "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change,
Developing Health?" Answer: 1. Nurses must practice to the fullest
extent of their education.
2. Nurses should attain higher education levels through a system of
improved education with seamless progression across degress.
3. As health care in the US is transformed, nurses should be partners
with other healthcare professionals in this effort.
4. Improved data collection and information infrastructure can
result in more effective workforce planning and policy development.
◉ What did Linda Aiken and her colleagues call for in 2009?
Answer: Increased federal support for the preparation of nurses at
the BSN level and higher, suggesting policy changes to address the
growing need for nursing faculty and in preparation for APRNs
serving in primary care.
◉ In 2010, the Tri-Council for Nursing, an alliance between the ANA,
American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the American
, Organization of Nurse Executives, and National League of Nursing,
released a policy detailed what in regards to nursing education?
Answer: Increased competencies and education in:
1. Integration of evidence-based clinical knowledge and research.
2. Effective communication and leadership skills.
◉ The ANA continues to urge Congress to increase funding to what
Title in what act? Answer: Title VIII Nursing Workforce
Development Programs in the Public Health Service Act
administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
◉ What are two major programs emerging from Title VIII and the
Health Services Act? Answer: 1. Advanced Education Nursing grants
to schools of nursing training APRNs and nurse educators and other
advanced nursing degrees
2. Workforce Diversity Grants increasing opportunities for persons
from disadvantaged backgrounds and who remain
underrepresented in nursing workforce.
◉ What did Florence Nightingale believe about nursing education?
Answer: 1. Be financially and administratively separate from
hospitals.
2. Be trained in an educational institution supported by public funds
and associated with a medical school.
3. Curriculum includes both theory and practical experience.
