Question

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

A.) Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.
B.) Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression.
C.) Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other healthcare professionals, in redesigning health care.
D.) Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an improved information infrastructure.
E.) All of these are correct

Answer 1

The 2010 IOM report 'The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health' emphasizes the importance of nurses practicing to the fullest extent of their abilities, obtaining higher education, partnering in healthcare redesign, and improving workforce data for policy making. Essentially, all the options presented in the question are correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

The key message in the 2010 IOM report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, encompasses a comprehensive approach to nursing that includes all of the listed statements. In essence, the report suggests that:

• Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.
• Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression.
• Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other healthcare professionals, in redesigning health care.
• Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an improved information infrastructure.

These recommendations aim to prepare the nursing workforce for the increasing challenges in the healthcare system, including a predicted shift in the labor market for nursing and other healthcare professionals due to expanded access to healthcare and other factors affecting supply and demand.