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

The book continues with the same format as the first edition but almost doubles the content. It now describes 20 key IOM reports (though 2009) relevant to nursing. The authors have also expanded the content on clinical implications and general nursing education issues; the five healthcare core competencies that frame the teaching-learning strategies have been expanded with more content and examples. Also new in the second edition is a list of abbreviations and a glossary.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports are at the center of the current restructuring of healthcare systems and the movement toward inter-professional work, and they influence funding from research, education, and health policy agencies and professional organizations. They should therefore be at the core of all nursing education programs.

Given the mounting evidence that IOM findings continue to drive funding (as research and program grants), nurses and nursing educator should be more aware of these reports and teach their students why they are important. The authors of this text contend that in order to achieve that goal, educational institutions need concise, usable information about these reports. To that end, this book presents strategies for integrating the IOM material into the curriculum, and this second edition updates and expands this critical information. This integration at the point of education is the core purpose of this text.

Again built around IOM’s five core competencies for health professions education— providing patient-centered care; working on interdisciplinary teams; employing evidence-based practice; applying quality improvement; and using informatics—this publication contains what nursing students need to know from a practice perspective about patient safety and quality of care and their own professional growth. This is an invaluable, indispensable resource for those who teach nursing students at any level, and for staff nurses and administrators.

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• Author/Editor: Finkelman, Anita; Kenner, Carole
• ISBN/ISSN: 9781558102699
• Specialty: Management & Administration
• Language:English
• Edition: 2nd
• Pages: 292
• Illustrations: 0
• Year: 2009