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Healthcare_Improvement_430_week_2.doc Healthcare Improvement Grand Canyon University: NRS – 440VN Healthcare Improvement The field of nursing continues to change and continues to demonstr... ate the importance of nursing role/involvement plays in the care of the patient. This goes beyond the bedside and healthcare design and policymaking. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) in collaboration with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJW) reported in 2010 on the importance of the Future of Nursing. In this report, the importance that the nursing field plays in the transformation of healthcare is pointed out. The reason that this is important is that nurses play a vital role in the continuity of care, a significant part of the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) as active participants, medical and nurse-managed clinics. Because of the need and extension of nursing out to the community and leadership roles, nursing is expected to grow, or rather branch out, outwards as demanded from the community. In current times, one can see that the needs for nurses working in hospital settings is slowly decreasing; however, the community nurses are in greater needs, due to the fact of healthcare reform shifting the way care is delivered. The reason this can be seen is that the healthcare mentality has shifted from treating illnesses and is now focusing on early identification (screening), prevention for those at high risk, and prevention/management of chronic conditions in an outpatient setting. According to the American Nurses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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