NUR502 Topic 1 Discussion Question 2

NUR502 Topic 1 Discussion Question 2 Name one recommendation from the IOM Future of Nursing Report. What is its importance relative to Advanced Practice Nursing? Support your answer. Nurses are a crucial part of the health care system being that they make up the largest proportion of healthcare professionals and are on the frontline of patient care (Campaign for Action, n.d.). To ensure that the profession of nursing is able to adapt to the ever-changing health care system and patient needs, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) examined ways in which the process could be initiated and evaluated. In 2008 such an initiative was launched along with the Robert Johnson Wood Foundation (RJWF) to provide a plan in which nurses could not only strengthen their professional role but to also