Ethics Nursing Paper

Chapter Summary

The nursing profession is crucial for any population. These professionals work tirelessly, ensuring that they address health disparities in society also promoting health equity. Nursing schools must continue equipping learners with knowledge, skills, and information, enabling them to handle health challenges projected in this decade (2020-2030). Nurses should address crucial aspects of improving population health and promoting health equity. Technological advancement has been observed in the healthcare ministry, and nurses must familiarize themselves with these technologies to deliver services efficiently. Collaboration with professionals from other sectors is fostered by technology; hence nursing schools should ensure that students acquire essential competencies for a successful nursing career.

Health equity is an essential factor that ought to be considered in the nursing sector. Historically, racism has been recorded to alter the equitable delivery of services in America’s healthcare system. In this decade, such aspects need to be highlighted, sensitizing equity when delivering services in the healthcare sector (Wakefield et al., 2021). Students need to understand that it is the role of a nurse to offer services void of biases. These students must understand nursing ethics and uphold them in their profession.

As the healthcare sector in the United States continues to handle the diverse needs of its population, nurses need to continue offering person-centered care. A nursing professional should be able to interact with various patients, communities, and families with a focus on providing quality care and support. The SDOH (social determinants of health) relates to a patient’s mental health, community health services, and issues such as housing and a conducive environment (Wakefield et al., 2021). With the US population likely to increase significantly between 2020 and 2030, the nursing sector should continually focus on person-centered care. That means recruiting more nurses and educating them on the efficient delivery of this care.

A Review of the IOM Recommendations

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) provides various recommendations for healthcare professionals. First, the IOM insists that nurses and other healthcare professionals should understand the link between healthy populations and medical care. That means that nurses should be keen to uphold health equity, social justice culturally competent services (Wakefield et al., 2021). When the various social determinant of health is addressed, the population is likely to live in good health, with nursing professionals having an easier time managing the population’s needs.

Additionally, the IOM recommends that the different social determinants for health equity and health be integrated into nursing education. These SDOHs have not been excellently integrated into graduate and undergraduate nursing education; thus, the need for quality services in the healthcare sector has been observed (Hassmiller, 2021). Therefore, accrediting bodies should include the above aspects as essential areas of consideration so that every nursing school in the US adheres to enhancing health equity by nursing professionals.

Finally, the IOM recommends an increase in BSN-prepared nurses. These are nurses holding a baccalaureate degree, where the IOM sees the need to increase these degree holders to about 80%. It is important to note that these nurses are skilled in research work, collaboration, and teamwork (Maughan & Bergren, 2021). They also exhibit competencies such as leadership, system thinking, and policy hence would help the healthcare sector achieve and surpass its goals and objectives.

Personal Interpretation

From the above recommendations, the nursing profession is likely to be positively impacted. With previous cases of racism being recorded in the healthcare unit, such cases would significantly reduce understanding of the need to provide care void of biases (Baker, 2021). Social justice would be achieved, and no patient would go unattended because of racial preferences in healthcare services. With increased BSN-prepared nurses, service delivery in the nursing sector would be efficient, thus helping nurses deliver timely care to patients and the community.

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Maughan, E. D., & Bergren, M. D. (2021). Future of nursing 2030: The future is bright for school nursing. NASN School Nurse, 36(5), 248-251.

Wakefield, M., Williams, D. R., & Le Menestrel, S. (2021). The future of nursing 2020-2030: Charting a path to achieve health equity. National Academy of Sciences.