THE LONG-AWAITED INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (IOM) Report on the Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health was introduced on October 5. If you were busy and did not attend the IOM briefing, you can view the broadcast at www.iom.edu/Activities/Workforce/Nursing/2010-OCT-05.aspx . The report, well over 500 pages, emphasizes the essential role of nurses in the transformation of health care and the facilitation of objectives established in the Affordable Care Act (www.healthcare.gov/law/introduction/ index.html). Four key messages that structure its recommendations are as follows (IOM, 2010):
