NURS 257 IOM Assignment

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was established in 1970 as part of the National Academy of Sciences. The task of IOM is to “..ask and answer the nation’s most pressing questions about health and health care.” Information is provided from the IOM to policy makers and other influential people who can make changes to improve health care. (“Institute of Medicine”, 2009)



Comments to this posting are from students in NURS 257. Their assignment is to summarize a report from the IOM as it relates to Nursing and how nurse leaders may utilize this information. Enjoy!


Institute of Medicine. (2009, November 19). The National Academies. Retrieved November 19, 2009, from http://www.iom.edu/.

"You're going to make a great nurse..."

OK, I'll blog...



First a shout out to all my fellow classmates and our instructors. Can't believe how quickly this semester is going by and how much we have learned this year already.



The other day someone told me that I will be a great nurse. Wow!! What do you say to that? In my mind I quickly did all the buts...

• but I can't get an IV in for the life of me


• but I might not pass the NCLEX


• but I haven't put in a catheter on a real person


• but I haven't memorized all the medications yet


• but, but, but, but.........

Instead, I just humbly said thanks. As the date of our graduation slowly inches closer, I have to keep reminding myself that I will be a nurse. And I hope that I will be someone's great nurse. I think it is really true that people's perception of you is changed the minute they find out you are a nurse. Their expectation of you rises - you shine a little brighter!! Am I ready for that? I hope. It made me realize that I need to keep up the hard work, learn all those medications, put in that IV and catheter, pass the NCLEX. I want to be that great nurse!!

Has this happened to you yet? How did you respond?