A Summary of the October 2009 Forum on the Future of Nursing: Acute Care

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the IOM, seeks to transform nursing as part of larger efforts to reform the health care system. The first of the Initiative's three forums was held on October 19, 2009, and focused on safety, technology, and interdisciplinary collaboration in acute care.

• Front Matter
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The Current and Future State of Acute Care
• 3 Quality and Safety
• 4 Technology
• 5 Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• 6 Summaries of Testimony
• Appendix A: References
• Appendix B: Agenda
• Appendix C: Speaker Biosketches