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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781005803321

Titolo

The future of nursing : leading change, advancing health / / Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2011

ISBN

0-309-20895-5

1-283-01908-6

9786613019080

0-309-15824-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxviii, 671 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map

Disciplina

610.73

Soggetti

Nursing - Practice - United States

Nursing - United States

Leadership - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Key messages and study context. Key messages of the report -- Study context -- A fundamental transformation of the nursing profession. Transforming practice -- Transforming education -- Transforming leadership -- Meeting the need for better data on the health care workforce -- A blueprint for action. Recommendations and research priorities.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores ways to enhance nursing education, allow nurses to practice to the full extent of their education and training, provide opportunities for nurses to serve in leadership positions, and improve data collection methods for workforce planning and policy making.