Assessing Progress on the Institute of Medicine Report The Future of Nursing

Training Translational Scholars within Family Science Programs

“…It is unlikely, however, that students in FS programs will have exposure to professionals and scholars from these other disciplines during their graduate training, where the goal of the exposure is the facilitation of cross-and transdisciplinary scholarship, unless FS programs intentionally create these opportunities through learning laboratories. Similarly, the work highlighted by McWey and Cui (2017) indicates that the best interests of children involved with children's protective services are served by engaging a transdisciplinary team of professionals-involving professionals from the fields of social work, public policy, family law, human development, and family science. The likelihood, however, of those needed on the team having their connections nurtured by the explicit and deliberate training they received while in graduate school is unlikely unless intentional efforts are created to foster these meaningful interactions.…”

Workforce Trends of Underrepresented Minority Nurses in the United States Over the Last Decade: Progress Towards Equal Representation?

“…In 2010, the IOM “Future of Nursing” report recognized the need for increased diversity within the nursing profession to care for a diversifying U.S. population ( Institute of Medicine, 2011 ), however diversity was not included as one of the goals. In 2014, when the IOM assessed progress towards the 2010 goals, diversity in the nursing workforce was highlighted as a priority ( Institute of Medicine & National Academies of Sciences, 2016 ). Over the last decade, a growing number of grant programs aimed at diversifying the nursing workforce have become available through federal and philanthropic support, some with administrative support from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing ( American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2019 ).…”

Development and evaluation of a neonatal intensive care unit medication safety simulation for nursing students in South Korea: a quasi-experimental study

“…Medication errors take place in the prescription, distribution, application, monitoring, system, and control processes of administering medication. Since medication errors occur at the individual, system, and management levels in each process, a systematic and complete prevention system should be implemented and errors in individual factors should be identified and educated [ 2 , 3 ]. Errors with the potential to cause harm are eight times more likely to occur in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) than in adult settings [ 1 ].…”

“…Effective communication among medical staff is emerging as the most important competency to prevent medication errors [ 2 ]. The US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reported that communication among medical staff is essential for patient safety, and that there is a need for communication competency-based education for patient safety accompanied by thorough monitoring for medication safety management [ 6 ].…”

“…The use of simulations is supported by the Institute of Medicine as a strategy to improve patient safety and support the transfer of learning to the clinical setting [ 2 ]. Simulations provide an opportunity to demonstrate clinical judgment and make decisions in a safe environment while witnessing the consequences and evaluating the effectiveness of actions [ 6 , 7 ].…”