Question

Which of the following was a recommendation in the 2010 IOM report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health?

A.) Remove scope of practice barriers.
B.) Increase the proportion of nurses with a BSN to 100% by 2020.
C.) Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning.
D.) Increase the proportion of nurses with a BSN to 100% by 2020 and ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning.
E.) Remove scope of practice barriers and ensure that nurse engage in lifelong learning

Answer 1

The 2010 IOM report recommended removing scope of practice barriers to allow nurses to practice to the full extent of their education and training. It also suggested increasing BSN attainment and promoting lifelong learning but did not call for a 100% BSN rate by 2020.

Step-by-step explanation:

A recommendation in the 2010 IOM report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, was to Remove scope of practice barriers. This recommendation is aimed at ensuring nurses can practice to the full extent of their education and training. Other recommendations in the report include increasing the proportion of nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and encouraging lifelong learning among nurses. However, the report did not specify that the proportion of nurses with a BSN should reach 100% by 2020, nor did it combine the recommendations into a single statement as seen in some of the provided options.