Quality Safety Education for Nurses QSEN Lisa

Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Lisa Heelan, MSN, FNP-BC Seton Hall University Spring 2012

o o o Patient-centered Care Teamwork & Collaboration Evidenced-based Practice Quality Improvement Safety** Informatics ** Incorporated by the QSEN nursing faculty; not an original separate IOM competency

QSEN Timeline…. . Institute of Medicine (IOM) To Err is Human (2000) Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001) Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality (2003) Report on Medication Errors (2006) Robert Funds national study to educate nursing students on patient safety and healthcare quality (November 2005) RWJF Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) & IOM The Future of Nursing (2010)

Safety Knowledge Examine principles of advocacy that create a culture of safety and caring Skills Design interdisciplinary models that promote systems to advocate for patients Participate in the development and implementation of creative strategies to enable systems to change Attitudes Value own role in being a nurse advocate

Evidenced Based Practice Knowledge Incorporate skills of inquiry and openness to support excellence in nursing practice Skills Attitudes Develop a patient centered plan of care encompassing interdisciplinary perspectives Value the ethos of collaborating with other team members in providing patient care Actively engages in the collection and dissemination of evidence while collaborating with other members of the healthcare team

Conclusion QSEN is a national initiative to improve the quality and safety of US healthcare The current way of educating nurses does not meet the skill set needed for the delivery of healthcare in the 21 st century Nurse educators need to rethink the way student nurses are taught, tested, and certified for nurses to have a place at the table and be in a position to lead

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