Question

Actualization of a seamless nursing program. Licensed practical nurse to baccalaureate registered nurse. 1.what did the IOM report have to do with the project? 2. what were two problems faced by the first LPN cohort?

Answer 1

1, Institute of Medicine(IOM) report for future nursing to focus on Advanced health through exam, role, responsibility, education to meet the needs of diverse populations. The nurse needs higher education and training to achieve the goal of licensed practical nurses to be baccalaureate degrees and to progress in degree for their future career. nursing profession should continue their lifelong learning. IOM project to assess and respond to the need for a nursing profession transform.nurses have barriers and challenges to continue the higher education in entry-level, barrier to meet the availability of the IOM because of faculty shortage, lack of classroom accommodation and more important budget shortage to continue the advance achievement. There is an insufficient fund for increase for promotion, pay difference, bonus and tuition reimbursement, lack of baccalaureate program.
2, Traditional symbols a white coat for medical students and white cap for nursing students health care professionals continue to use as a socializing agent. it means that post-LPN and BN program students' degrees not included in identifies of Registered nurses. Many of the practitioners can not identify their program and new professional identity to RN. Ritual ordeals like professional admission interview, exam, a semester-based program for cohort group seen as a social agent that make them feel down of legitimation among education in the health field. Students in the post-LPN and BN program do not participate in these benchmarking rituals. post LPN and BN only opportunity to meet faculty by joining a cohort group during clinical practice. post-LPN and BN realize their profession for socialization and its agent of legitimation make the barrier to grow and continue their higher education as a registered nurse.