The IOM published report, \\\"Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, makes

recommendations for lifelong learning and achieving higher levels of education.

In 900-1,000 words, examine the importance of nursing education and discuss your overall
educational goals.

Include the following:

1.     Discuss your options in the job market based on your educational level.

2.     Review the IOM Future of Nursing Recommendations for achieving higher levels of
education. Describe what professional certification and advanced degrees (MSN, DNP, etc.)
you want to pursue and explain your reasons for wanting to attain the education. Discuss your
timeline for accomplishing these goals.

3.     Discuss how increasing your level of education would affect how your competitiveness
in the current job market and your role in the future of nursing.

4.     Discuss the relationship of continuing nursing education to competency, attitudes,

knowledge, and the ANA Scope and Standards for Practice and Code of Ethics.

5.     Discuss whether continuing nursing education should be mandatory. Provide support for
your response.

You are required to cite to a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources
must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and
relevant to nursing practice.  

Rubric

1.       Options in the job market based on educational level are thoroughly discussed. All
options listed are realistic for educational level. The response demonstrates an awareness of
job options based on educational level.

2.       Goals and timeline for professional certification and advanced degrees are thoroughly
described. Clear and compelling reasons for wanting to attain the education are discussed

3.       A well-developed discussion of how increasing level of education would affect

competitiveness in current job market and personal role in the future of nursing is presented.
The claims are substantiated and realistic for the current job market

4.       A well-supported discussion clearly establishing the relationship of continuing

education in nursing to competency, attitudes, knowledge, and the ANA Scope and Standards
for Practice and Code of Ethics is presented. The discussion demonstrates insight into the
importance of education to the nursing profession.
5.       A well-developed discussion of whether continuing nursing education should be
mandatory is presented. Compelling rationale and evidence-based support for the argument is
provided.

6.       Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes
the purpose of the paper clear.