Revolutionary Transformation of Nursing in Healthcare

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Nursing Nursing’s impact on healthcare is astronomical. The type of nursing that began in the 1850s is no longer the nursing that we expect today. Across the world new nursing roles have been created to respond and deal with the new health care demands (Gray, A. 2016). With more that 3 millions nurses nationwide nurses are considered the largest group of the nations health care personnel. The context of nursing across the countries’ are the same and different as each area struggles with their own problems and are always changing to be the best for their society. Nurses today play a vital role in the care of the population. Currently they are given the chance not only to contribute to the health care system but also be an integral part of …show more content…

These blueprints for the future are aimed at improving American health one step at a time through education and the whole health care system (Cummings, J., McArdle, C., McQueen, F., & White, J. 2016). The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine report is being used as a framework for the government, health care organizations, insurance agencies, and businesses both private and public. A great example of a research foundation that has used the four key messages from the report to change nursing practice would be The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). The NINR is dedicated to improving health care through nursing science and research to allow for progression of nursing practice through evidence based understanding of health care challenges (Grady, P. A., & Gough, L. L. …show more content…

California has its own additional goals including long-term sustainable change as well as the four key messages. These recommendations make a huge difference in the nursing profession. For example in education California has made significant strives in achieving eighty percent of nurses achieve their bachelor’s degree. In only the last two years there has been a 8.3 percent increase according to the Campaign for Action website. According to this source 61.5% of nurses in California now have a BSN or higher. The goal of these recommendations is to improve the performance of the nurses in the field and this can be done through education leadership and good practice techniques. There are many leadership workgroups that lead a variety of webinars to encourage lifelong learning and leadership competencies. For example a mentorship program known as LifeMoxie in which the Association of California Nurse Leaders and Kaiser Permanente enabled mentor and mentee pairs to take part in projects with coaching and support. This coaching and support is not limited to project but also is in

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