The Future of Nursing

According to the Future or Nursing Website: "The ultimate goal of the Future of Nursing:Campaign for Action is to improve how health care is delivered to better meet the needs of all patients.  The Committee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine was tasked with creating a blueprint on the role of nurses in the design and improvement of public and institutional policies at the national, state and local levels.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine was chaired by University of Miami President, Donna Shalala and vice-chair Cedars-Sinai Health System and Research Institute Vice-President and Chief Nursing Officer, Linda Burnes Bolton.  For a complete list of Committee members and their bios, please visitwww.iom.edu/nursing." 

In case you are new to this huge report you may want to click on this link to see the 8 recommendation of the IOM   http://www.thefutureofnursing.org/recommendations#

Of particular interest to me is the recommendation to double to number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020. It is clear we need more nurses with doctorate to teach so that we can increase the number of students that can be accepted into nursing programs.

I am sure we will be hearing a lot about this at the NAPNAP annual meeting. If you know of meetings in your area that are discussing the Future of Nursing Report and Recommendations - be sure to let the NAPNAP national office know!  CPNP voices should be heard!