Updated to incorporate a leadership and management and interprofessional focus Show This second edition of Introduction to Quality and Safety Education for Nurses has been thoroughly updated with a leadership and management perspective while retaining core content that unpacks the knowledge and skills required of entry-level nurses in each of the six Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) domains. After heart disease and cancer, patient safety errors rank as the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. As patients’ needs have increased in complexity and inter-professional teamwork and collaboration has become essential, only strong leadership skills can ensure high-quality and safe care. Nurses, largest group of health care professionals that spend the most time with patients, are uniquely suited to lead through effective management and communication in this dynamic environment. With contributions from nurses, physicians, pharmacists, librarians, attorney, and other health care professionals throughout the U.S. and beyond, Introduction to Quality and Safety Education for Nurses, Second Edition underscores the inter-professional focus grounding health care practice today. The updated edition includes five new chapters on implementing quality and safety initiatives from a leadership and management perspective, and state-of-the-art information on quality improvement. Each chapter contains learning objectives, opening scenarios, case studies, interviews, critical thinking exercises, key concepts, clinical discussion points, review activities, NCLEX-style questions, and web resources. New to the Second Edition: • Increased focus on leadership and management aspects of Quality and Safety Key Features: • Helps nursing schools to
fulfill accreditation standards for quality and safety curricula Patricia Kelly, MSN, RN, is Professor Emeritus, Purdue University Calumet. She currently teaches nationwide NCLEX-RN review courses for Evolve Testing and Remediation/Health Education Systems, Inc., Houston, TX. Ms. Kelly was Director of Quality Improvement at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics and Program Director of the Associate Degree Nursing Program and Faculty at Purdue University. She has served on the Board of Directors of Tri City Mental Health Center, St. Anthony's Home, and the Mosby Quality Connection. Ms. Kelly has worked as a staff nurse, school nurse, and nurse educator and has taught at conferences for The Joint Commission, Resource Applications, Pediatric Concepts, and Kaplan, Inc. in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. She is the Editor of "Nursing Leadership and Management", Co-Editor of "Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management", and "Nursing Delegation, Setting Priorities, and Making Patient Care Assignments." She has also contributed several book chapters and published numerous articles, including "Chest X-Ray Interpretation," and many articles on quality improvement. Ms. Kelly is listed in "Who's Who in American Nursing, Notable American Women", and the "International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women. Beth A. Vottero, PhD, RN, CNE, earned a baccalaureate degree in liberal studies with a focus in business management from the University of Maine at Presque Isle; a baccalaureate degree in nursing from Valparaiso University; a master's degree in nursing from University of Phoenix; and a PhD in nursing education from Capella University. Beth currently is an associate professor of nursing at Purdue University Northwest, teaching courses including Evidence-Based Practice and Knowledge Translation at the doctoral level and Informatics as well as theory courses in the Graduate Nurse Educator program. At the undergraduate level, she teaches Quality and Safety for Professional Nursing Practice and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement in the Capstone course. Beth Vottero, PhD, RN, CNE, is Assistant Professor of Nursing at Purdue University Calumet and a Research Associate with the Indiana Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Hammond, Indiana, a Joanna Briggs Institute Collaborating Center. She coordinated and led a successful Magnet redesignation for IU Health La Porte Hospital in La Porte, IN and co-created a course at Purdue University Calumet focused on quality and safety in health care. Dr. Vottero also completed a systematic review that was translated into a Best Practice Information Sheet for the Joanna Briggs Institute and assisted in developing an Evidence-Based Practice Fellowship program at Purdue University Calumet. She has published chapters on topics such as Systems for Evidence Based Practice in "Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice: A Practical Guide for Nurses; E-Learning Assessment in Essentials of E-Learning for Nurse Educators; " and has developed case studies for "Nursing Today: Transitions and Trends. " She has presented on topics concerning informatics at the undergraduate and graduate levels and was the keynote speaker on the Social Obligation for Evidence-Based Practice at the 2011 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Conference in Hammond, IN. As a funded researcher through Purdue University, she has studied factors affecting medication errors in the clinical setting. Currently, Dr. Vottero is completing a study on the effects of interruptions on medication error rates. Carolyn Christie-McAuliffe, PhD, FNP, is Associate Professor of Nursing at Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY and Co-PI of a National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) R01 grant through the University of Rochester on preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea. In addition, she is in independent practice as a Nurse Practitioner in Syracuse, NY, providing primary care. Her clinical experience has included staff nursing, home health care, oncology care, and private practice. She has functioned as an administrator primarily in clinical research and taught at the undergraduate and graduate nursing level at Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Syracuse, NY; The College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; SUNY Institute of Technology, Utica, NY; and Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY. She has implemented multiple Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Assurance programs and served as a Compliance Officer and Institutional Review Board Chair at SUNY Institute of Technology. Dr. McAuliffe's research interests have focused on primary prevention while the majority of her publications and speaking engagements have centered on topics of research, evidence-based practice, and leadership. What is the primary goal of quality and safety education for nurses?The mission of QSEN is to address the challenge of assuring that nurses have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSA) necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems in which they work.
What are the six Quality and Safety Education for Nurses QSEN competencies?The six QSEN competencies include patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, safety, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics.
What are QSEN competencies?What's QSEN? There are six QSEN competencies that were developed for pre-licensure and graduate nursing programs: patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice (EBP), quality improvement (QI), safety, and informatics.
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