The Future of Nursing explores how nurses' roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care that will be created by health care reform and to advance improvements in America's increasingly complex health system. At more than 3 million in number, nurses make up the single largest segment of the health care work force. They also spend the greatest amount of time in delivering patient care as a profession. Nurses therefore have valuable insights and unique abilities to contribute as partners with other health care professionals in improving the quality and safety of care as envisioned in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted this year. Nurses should be fully engaged with other health professionals and assume leadership roles in redesigning care in the United States. To ensure its members are well-prepared, the profession should institute residency training for nurses, increase the percentage of nurses who attain a bachelor's degree to 80 percent by 2020, and double the number who pursue doctorates. Furthermore, regulatory and institutional obstacles-including limits on nurses' scope of practice-should be removed so that the health system can reap the full benefit of nurses' training, skills, and knowledge in patient care. In this book, the Institute of Medicine makes recommendations for an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing.

This is a first of its kind guided journal specially created for nurses. It's a pathway for most cherished memories from nursing school, to a nurse's first job and rich experiences from day-to-day life as a nurse. Who is that one patient you will never forget? Can you share a special memory from your first nursing job? Who had the greatest influence in your nursing career? These are just some of the writing prompts in the guided journal. Many of these stories, nurses do not get to share with others. Through guided reflection prompts, the journal takes the nurse to a journey of joy, hope, gratitude, pride, and yes, even healing. As a nurse fills-in the pages, a personal legacy unfolds.The journal is organized into the special phases of a nurse's professional career such as nursing school, first nursing job, your nursing career, you and your patients, and aspirations. It has also special sections on courage, resilience, joy, and gratitude. Created in the 2021 Year of the Nurse, each page gives the nurse an opportunity to pause and reflect on a rich and beautiful nursing journey.This is a first of its kind guided journal specially created for nurses. It's a pathway for most cherished memories from nursing school, to a nurse's first job and rich experiences from day-to-day life as a nurse. Who is that one patient you will never forget? Can you share a special memory from your first nursing job? Who had the greatest influence in your nursing career? Through guided reflection prompts, the journal takes the nurse to a journey of joy, hope, gratitude, pride, and yes, even healing. As a nurse fills-in the pages, a personal legacy unfolds.The journal is organized into the special phases of a nurse's professional career such as nursing school, first nursing job, your nursing career, you and your patients, and aspirations. Created in the 2021 Year of the Nurse, each page gives the nurse an opportunity to pause and reflect on a rich and beautiful nursing journey.

Nurses inspire others through their selfless devotion. Our research on women and work/life blend showed that while nurses take wonderful care of their patients, they sometimes sacrifice their own wellbeing in the process. Nurses spend little time focusing on themselves and the impact they have. And when they do take the rare moment for themselves, they often experience guilt about what they are not doing for others during this time. We hope Inspired Journal, along with its companion book Inspired Nurse (written by Studer Group's own Rich Bluni, RN) will change that mindset. Together, they can help nurses take time to reflect on themselves and the difference they make in others, lives, and remind them to do what they can to take care of themselves. What are you doing to be good to you? Perhaps Inspired Journal can help you answer that question for yourself. And perhaps it can help your colleagues and coworkers answer that question, too.

This is a first of its kind guided journal specially created for nurses. It's a pathway for most cherished memories from nursing school, to a nurse's first job and rich experiences from day-to-day life as a nurse. Who is that one patient you will never forget? Can you share a special memory from your first nursing job? Who had the greatest influence in your nursing career? These are just some of the writing prompts in the guided journal. Many of these stories, nurses do not get to share with others. Through guided reflection prompts, the journal takes the nurse to a journey of joy, hope, gratitude, pride, and yes, even healing. As a nurse fills-in the pages, a personal legacy unfolds.The journal is organized into the special phases of a nurse's professional career such as nursing school, first nursing job, your nursing career, you and your patients, and aspirations. It has also special sections on courage, resilience, joy, and gratitude. Created in the 2021 Year of the Nurse, each page gives the nurse an opportunity to pause and reflect on a rich and beautiful nursing journey.This is a first of its kind guided journal specially created for nurses. It's a pathway for most cherished memories from nursing school, to a nurse's first job and rich experiences from day-to-day life as a nurse. Who is that one patient you will never forget? Can you share a special memory from your first nursing job? Who had the greatest influence in your nursing career? Through guided reflection prompts, the journal takes the nurse to a journey of joy, hope, gratitude, pride, and yes, even healing. As a nurse fills-in the pages, a personal legacy unfolds.The journal is organized into the special phases of a nurse's professional career such as nursing school, first nursing job, your nursing career, you and your patients, and aspirations. Created in the 2021 Year of the Nurse, each page gives the nurse an opportunity to pause and reflect on a rich and beautiful nursing journey.

Designated a Doody's Core Title! “Writing for publication is essential for disseminating nursing knowledge, and this book will surely prepare budding authors and serve as a resource for experienced authors. It is a great reference for authors at all levels." Score: 100, Five Stars --Doody's Medical Reviews This in-depth resource on writing for nurses—clinicians, graduate students, researchers, and faculty—guides users through the entire process of writing evidence-based research papers and journal articles, disseminating clinical project findings and innovations, and preparing manuscripts for publication. The completely updated fourth edition expands the content on conducting and writing systematic, integrative, and literature reviews; disseminating evidence and writing papers on clinical topics; and reporting quality-improvement studies. It provides new examples of excellent writing from a varied selection of nursing journals. Woven throughout is an explanation of current writing guidelines for research such as CONSORT and PRISMA. Also included are electronic versions of useful forms and updated web resources relevant to each chapter. Chapters feature helpful tables, figures, and illustrations; learner exercises to guide development of competencies; and discussion topics designed to address the variety of challenges posed when writing for publication. The print version of the book includes searchable digital access to entire contents. New to the Fourth Edition: Updated chapters and new examples from a wide variety of nursing journals Expanded content on conducting and writing systematic, integrative, and literature reviews Guidelines for reporting different types of research Criteria for evaluating the quality of a nursing journal and avoiding predatory journals Examination of open-access journal markets Strategies for interprofessional collaboration Updated content on quality-improvement reporting Tips to avoid plagiarism Guidance on writing case studies, case reports, policy papers, and articles Expanded discussion and examples of searchable databases Electronic versions of useful forms Updated web resources in each chapter and in an appendix Key Features: Takes the reader step by step through the entire process of writing for publication Covers conducting and writing a literature review and writing research, review, quality-improvement, evidencebased practice, and clinical practice articles Delivers strategies for writing all types of journal articles, chapters, books, and other forms of writing Includes tips for turning dissertations, DNP projects, and course assignments into manuscripts Details the submission, editorial review, and publication processes Includes a module for online courses in each chapter Includes Instructor’s Manual, PowerPoints, and sample syllabus

The decade ahead will test the nation's nearly 4 million nurses in new and complex ways. Nurses live and work at the intersection of health, education, and communities. Nurses work in a wide array of settings and practice at a range of professional levels. They are often the first and most frequent line of contact with people of all backgrounds and experiences seeking care and they represent the largest of the health care professions. A nation cannot fully thrive until everyone - no matter who they are, where they live, or how much money they make - can live their healthiest possible life, and helping people live their healthiest life is and has always been the essential role of nurses. Nurses have a critical role to play in achieving the goal of health equity, but they need robust education, supportive work environments, and autonomy. Accordingly, at the request of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, on behalf of the National Academy of Medicine, an ad hoc committee under the auspices of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conducted a study aimed at envisioning and charting a path forward for the nursing profession to help reduce inequities in people's ability to achieve their full health potential. The ultimate goal is the achievement of health equity in the United States built on strengthened nursing capacity and expertise. By leveraging these attributes, nursing will help to create and contribute comprehensively to equitable public health and health care systems that are designed to work for everyone. The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity explores how nurses can work to reduce health disparities and promote equity, while keeping costs at bay, utilizing technology, and maintaining patient and family-focused care into 2030. This work builds on the foundation set out by The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (2011) report.