The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the IOM, seeks to transform nursing as part of larger efforts to reform the health care system. The first of the Initiative's three forums was held on October 19, 2009, and focused on safety, technology, and interdisciplinary collaboration in acute care.

Contents

• THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
• COMMITTEE ON THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION INITIATIVE ON THE FUTURE OF NURSING, AT THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
• Reviewers
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction
  • SITE VISITS
  • FORUM WELCOME
• 2. The Current and Future State of Acute Care
  • CORE CONCEPTS FOR IMAGINING THE FUTURE OF NURSING
  • INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY CHANGES
  • CONCLUSIONS
• 3. Quality and Safety
  • IMPROVING CARE THROUGH NURSE EMPOWERMENT
  • VALUE, RELIABILITY, AND COLLABORATION IN NURSING
  • REACTIONS FROM RESPONDER PANEL
  • COMMITTEE QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSION
• 4. Technology
  • TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED INNOVATION
  • TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED NURSING
  • REACTIONS AND QUESTIONS
• 5. Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • FOSTERING COLLABORATION AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
  • DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, NURSING CARE, AND PATIENT SAFETY
  • REACTIONS AND QUESTIONS
• 6. Summaries of Testimony
• A References
• B Agenda
• C Speaker Biosketches

Suggested citation:

IOM (Institute of Medicine). 2010. A summary of the October 2009 forum on the future of nursing: Acute care. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

Support for this project was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Contract No. 65815). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.