WORK OF THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION.

Running head: WORK OF THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION 1
Work of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation

WORK OF THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION 2
Work of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
1. Describe the work of the Robert Wood Foundation Committee
Initiative that led to the IOM report, "Future of Nursing:
Leading Change, Advancing Health."
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Committee Initiative is a significant initiative that
aims to outline the critical role that nursing as a field in delivering care at the redesigned
system’s front lines in the coming years (Altman, Butler & Shern, 2016). This committee
played a vital role in the formation of the IOM report. The work of the committee began
when it approached the IMO with the aim of initiating an initiative that will streamline the
future of nursing. To do this, the committee generated a report with clear recommendations
that would positively impact the future of nursing. Part of the recommendations that the
committee made included pointing out the significant roles that nurses play in the design as
well as implementing quality and responsive care. Further to this, the need to conceptualize
the roles of nurses as prescribed within the actual context of the larger workforce was also
outlined (Altman, Butler & Shern, 2016). Also, the committee outlined the need for
restructuring the nursing education and increase the nursing school capacity as a way of
ensuring that the faculty of nursing is expanded. By doing this, the committee believed it’s
possible to produce well-groomed nurses as well as sustaining well-baked nurses in most of
the healthcare facilities (Cherry & Jacob, 2014).
2. Outline the four "Key Messages" that structure the IOM Report
recommendations. Explain how these have transformed or
influenced nursing practice, nursing education and training,
nursing leadership, and nursing workforce development.
Provide examples.
One key message that structures the IOM recommendations is that the future of nursing
can be streamlined by the creation of a common ground that is founded on effective health
policies. This has positively transformed the nursing practice by removing the restrictions on
the scope of practice and increasing interpersonal collaboration as different health

WORK OF THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION 3
stakeholders are meant to work together to establish a common ground of practice (Duffy,
2018). For example, in establishing a common ground of practice, both the interests of the
policymakers, the community, and the health professionals are brought at the negotiating
table. This enhances interpersonal collaboration as the needs of all stakeholders are taken into
consideration (Duffy, 2018). Another message is that the involvement of nurses in the
redesign of care delivery should be promoted. By promoting the involvement of nurses in the
redesign of care delivery, the nursing leadership is positively enhanced since nurses are
directly involved in the decision-making process of redesigning the health care system. For
example, nurses are considered to work in the executive positions of the government as a way
of involving them in the decision making of the healthcare redesign process. Being in the
executive position allows the nurses to learn effective leadership skills and decision-making
skills (Gillespie et al., 2018). The third message is prioritizing diversity in the nursing
workforce. By prioritizing diversity in the workforce, workforce development is being
positively transformed since nurses are now developed with skills to handle diverse clients.
For example, nurses are being equipped with cultural intelligence skills to be able to
communicate across cultures when dealing with diverse clients. The fourth message is
promoting the learning of nurses to enhance their professional skills. This has positively
transformed the education and training of nurses since nurses get enough training by
furthering their studies. For example, the entry-level to a baccalaureate degree for
both registered nurses and those nurses taking associate degree has been lowered to allow
more nurses to acquire a baccalaureate degree which will enhance their professional skills
(Altman, Butler & Shern, 2016).
3. Discuss the role of state-based action coalitions. Explain how
these coalitions help advance the goals specified in the IOM
report, "Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing
Health."