A Summary of the February 2010 Forum on the Future of Nursing Education (2010) / Chapter Skim
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Those submitting testimony were also asked to share their overall vision of the future of nursing. Twelve individuals at the forum provided prepared oral testimony for the Initiative on the Future of Nursing; in most cases, these individuals or the organizations they represented had also submitted written testimony for the committee's consideration.
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Curricular content to be added in the future will focus on advancing clinical practice and research and improving the systems that shape anesthesia practice and care. The outcome of the current educational system for nurse anesthetists is four-fold, Walker said: 1.
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It is very effective, for instance, to introduce nursing concepts in prerequisite courses and to contextualize these concepts in health care settings. Sosne cited an example of a labor–management partnership in Seattle that involves SEIU Healthcare, Northwest Hospital, and North Seattle Community College.
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were part of a process that helped demonstrate that the failure to collaborate is a key factor in adverse events and catalyzed the patient safety movement. Furthermore, conflict competency shifted from being an aspiration to a requirement when the Joint Commission specifically included wording on disruptive behaviors and conflict resolution in its 2009 Leadership Standards (Joint Commission, 2008)
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American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Community colleges are the primary educators of the nation's new registered nurses, including the majority of underrepresented and returning nursing students, said AACC President and CEO George Boggs.
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Four values characterize the NLN's vision for the future of nursing -- caring, integrity, diversity, and excellence -- said NLN President Cathleen Shultz. She highlighted a number of specific areas where the nursing workforce will need additional expertise to meet the future needs of the population.
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Similar partnerships could encourage the establishment of consortiums of nursing schools, shared resources, and expertise aimed at developing shared skills and competencies in other areas, such as pediatrics, Harris said. Alexia Green, Professor Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Texas is the fastest growing state in the nation, adding nearly half a million new residents in 2009, surpassing California by nearly 100,000 new residents (U.S.
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For example, one area of focus is clinical simulations to meet the learning needs of students in effective and efficient ways. Mary Anne Dumas, President National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Educators of nurse practitioners (N.P.s)
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"A more highly educated nursing workforce is essential for reforming health care, addressing quality failures, and meeting needs for primary care, geriatric care, and chronic care," she said. Multiple studies demonstrate that outcomes improve when care is provided by nurses prepared at the baccalaureate level, and many national organizations, such as the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, and the American Organization of Nurse Executives, have called for increasing the number of B.S.N.-prepared nurses.
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The increased use of technologies, such as electronic health records, will have a profound effect on practice, education, and policy, said Hinton Walker. For example, electronic health records will play a vital role in comparative effectiveness research, which will "change how we define evidence in the future." Evidence-based medicine will still be based on randomized controlled trials, she said, but it will also be based on broader measures of the effects of the health care delivery system.
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. According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, students of color have a greater representation in community colleges than in 4-year institutions -- in 2008, 42 percent of community college students were from communities of color, compared with 32 percent of students at 4-year institutions, "and it appears likely that this will become even more skewed in years to come," Longanecker predicted.
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Many people offered their perspectives and insight on ideas that were heard during the event or anecdotal experiences in nursing education. This final open-microphone session yielded many observations from the audience on a variety of topics relevant to the committee's work and the future of nursing education.
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• Several audience members offered their opinions on associate degree nursing programs and the importance of opportunities for nurses to move into higher degree programs to ensure a well educated workforce. One person said the A.D.N.
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because the majority of nurses and other health care providers are educated at these non-academic health center insti tutions. • One participant said the nursing community should be broadly defined to include licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and other individuals who deliver care in homes and communities.
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