Explain why it is important that a nurse’s role and education evolve to meet the needs of an aging and increasingly diverse population. Discuss the signifcance of professional development, or lifelong learning, and its relevance in caring for diverse populations across the life span and within the healthillness continuum.

Explain why it is important that a nurse’s role and education evolve to meet the needs of an aging and increasingly diverse population. Discuss the signifcance of professional development, or lifelong learning, and its relevance in caring for diverse populations across the life span and within the healthillness continuum.

Summarize the four messages outlined in the IOM report and explain why these are significant to nursing practice

Nurses form a health care team that plays a central role in health care delivery. Thus, to improve the latter’s service, they “should practice to the full extent of their education and training” (IOM, 2010). The report reveals historical barriers, regulations, and policy as the main obstacles for the nursing profession’s continuous development and reaching maximum individual potential. For that reason, states should regularly update scope-of-practice regulations to keep pace with the profession’s development optimizing collaboration and supervision. Moreover, the report encourages higher dissemination of nursing roles in different health care settings such as care coordinators or primary care providers. It also asks to address inefficiencies in hospital designs/technology infrastructure to ensure nurses’ efficient employment.