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Appendix B: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health: Key Messages and Report Recommendations
Pages 189-196

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From page 189...
... 3. Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health care professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States.
From page 190...
... to advanced practice registered nurses providing similar primary care services. • Limit federal funding for nursing education programs to only those pro grams in states that have adopted the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Model Nursing Practice Act and Model Nursing Administra tive Rules (Article XVIII, Chapter 18)
From page 191...
... • Nursing education programs and nursing associations should provide entrepreneurial professional development that will enable nurses to initi ate programs and businesses that will contribute to improved health and health care. Recommendation 3: Implement nurse residency programs.
From page 192...
... • Health care organizations should encourage nurses with associate's and diploma degrees to enter baccalaureate nursing programs within 5 years of graduation by offering tuition reimbursement, creating a culture that fosters continuing education, and providing a salary differential and promotion. • Private and public funders should collaborate, and when possible pool funds, to expand baccalaureate programs to enroll more students by of fering scholarships and loan forgiveness, hiring more faculty, expanding clinical instruction through new clinical partnerships, and using technol ogy to augment instruction.
From page 193...
... Accrediting bodies, schools of nursing, health care organizations, and continuing competency educators from multiple health professions should collaborate to ensure that nurses and nursing students and faculty continue their education and engage in lifelong learning to gain the competencies needed to provide care for diverse populations across the lifespan. • Faculty should partner with health care organizations to develop and prioritize competencies so curricula can be updated regularly to ensure that graduates at all levels are prepared to meet the current and future health needs of the population.
From page 194...
... Recommendation 8: Build an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of interprofessional health care workforce data. The National Health Care Workforce Commission, with oversight from the Government Accountability Office and the Health Resources and Services Administration, should lead a collaborative effort to improve research and the collection and analysis of data on health care workforce requirements.
From page 195...
... • The Workforce Commission and the Health Resources and Services Administration should coordinate workforce research efforts with the Department of Labor, state and regional educators, employers, and state nursing workforce centers to identify regional health care workforce needs, and establish regional targets and plans for appropriately increas ing the supply of health professionals. • The Government Accountability Office should ensure that the Workforce Commission membership includes adequate nursing expertise.


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