Reflections on IOM Future of Nursing Recommendations
Recommendation 4: Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80% by 2020 The recommendation by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to increase the proportion of nurses with a Baccalaureate (BSN) degree by 2020 is informed by several premises. First, the current workforce has over a million nurses who are beyond the age of 50, which implies that they shall all be […]