Expansion of nurses' scope of practice is just one of the ways to meet the growing demands for healthcare services created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are detailed in a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM).
"Restrictions on scope of practice, policy- and reimbursement-related limitations, and professional tensions have undermined the nursing profession's ability to provide and improve both general and advanced care," according to the summary from "The Future of Nursing, Leading Change, Advancing Health."
The report, prepared by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing at the IOM, has four key messages that "informed the recommendations" of a joint committee chaired by former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Donna Shalala:
- Nurses practice should reflect their educational level.
- More nurses should pursue higher levels of education through an improved system.
- Nurses should be "full partners" in the redesign of U.S. healthcare.
- Better data collection and information infrastructure are needed for planning work force and policy changes.
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