Learning IOM: Implications of the Institute of Medicine Reports for Nursing Education

This new companion book to Teaching IOM: Implications of the Institute of Medicine Reports for Nursing Education brings the IOM reports to life for learners. The easy-to-follow guidance helps students easily conceptualize how the reports influence and affect modern nursing practice. It introduces the concept of integrating the IOM reports on nursing practice into the educational setting and beyond.

Included in this new book are the analyses of the IOM report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health and nine other new reports.

Nursing is a practice profession: nursing education and staff development need to reflect this in every aspect. Many IOM reports relevant to nursing, especially those on quality issues, are the platforms for improvements throughout healthcare practice, policy, and education. This book is based in large part on the authors' ongoing, first-hand conversations and collaborations with nurse educators, staff developers, and clinicians. It takes a real-world approach to implementing the IOM reports into modern nursing practice.

This book is organized into lOM's five core competencies for all healthcare professionals-patient-centered care, interprofessional teamwork, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics utilization. It features new, re-invigorated insights and ideas on why and how to understand the IOM reports and their recommendations as a body of work.

Highlights of Learning IOM

Summaries and analyses of the nine newest reports from 2008-2011 (including The Future of Nursing) and the implications for education, professional development, and practice

A section on the connections between the IOM reports and ANA's current nursing scope and standards and the Code of Ethics for Nurses

Full coverage of all 39 nursing-relevant IOM reports

Shows students how to analyze any IOM report