In 2010, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, which was the culmination of a two-year initiative designed to transform the nursing profession. Recognizing that nurses have the potential to create significant changes in healthcare, this report advocates for policy makers, government leaders, and health care executives and professionals to use nurses to improve health outcomes and provide this country with affordable, accessible and quality health care.1
