Quality and Safety in Nursing. a Competency Approach to Improving Outcomes

Description

Quality and Safety in Nursing: A Competency Approach to Improving Outcomes is the first comprehensive text of its kind devoted to the nursing community's role in improving quality of care and patient safety. Edited by key members of the Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) steering team, the book brings together information from various loci and expertly situates it within the continuum of nursing education and practice.

Quality and Safety in Nursing is divided into four sections. The first section links the national initiative for quality and safety to its origins in the IOM report. Section two defines each of the six QSEN competencies in turn, provides instruction on acquiring the skills needed to achieve each competency, and constructs a framework for implementation. Section three further defines implementation strategies in formal education as well as transition into practice. The final section of the book looks toward the future of public policy and global initiatives in improving health care outcomes.

A key resource for academics and clinicians alike, Quality and Safety in Nursing is an essential addition to the library of nurse leaders across the globe.

Features

• Written by key members of the Quality and Safety Education for Nursing steering team
• Defines each of the six QSEN competencies and provides instruction on acquiring and implementing each competency
• Provides instruction on integrating QSEN competencies into formal education and practice

Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Foreword
  Paul Batalden
• Preface
• Acknowledgements

SECTION 1: QUALITY AND SAFETY: AN OVERVIEW

• 1. Driving Forces for Quality and Safety: Changing Mindsets to Improve Health Care
  Gwen Sherwood
• 2. Policy Implications Driving National Quality and Safety Initiatives
  Mary Jean Schumann
• 3. A National Initiative: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
  Linda R. Cronenwett

SECTION 2: QUALITY AND SAFETY COMPETENCIES: THE QSEN PROJECT

• 4. Patient-Centered Care
  Mary K. Walton and Jane Barnsteiner
• 5. Teamwork and Collaboration
  Joanne Disch
• 6. Quality Improvement
  Jean Johnson
• 7. Evidence-Based Practice
  Mary Fran Tracy and Jane Barnsteiner
• 8. Safety
  Jane Barnsteiner
• 9. Informatics
  Judith J. Warren

SECTION 3: STRATEGIES TO BUILD A CULTURE OF QUALITY AND SAFETY

• 10. The Imperative to Transform Education to Transform Practice
  Gwen Sherwood
• 11. Narrative Teaching Strategies to Foster Quality and Safety
  Pamela M. Ironside and Elizabeth Cerbie
• 12. Integrating Quality and Safety Competencies in Simulation
  Carol F. Durham and Kathryn R. Alden
• 13. Interprofessional Approaches to Quality and Safety Education
  Shirley M. Moore, Mary A. Dolansky and Mamta K. Singh
• 14. New Graduate Transition into Practice: Improving Quality and Safety 267
  Nancy Spector, Beth T. Ulrich and Jane Barnsteiner
• 15. Leadership to Create Change
  Joanne Disch
• 16. Creating Cultures of Excellence: Transforming Organizations
  Pamela Klauer Triolo
• 17. Quality and Safety: Global Issues and Strategies
  Gwen Sherwood

• Appendixes
• Appendix A: Prelicensure Competencies
• Appendix B: Graduate Competencies
• Appendix C: Delphi Study Results

• Glossary
• Index

Author Information

Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.

Jane Barnsteiner, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor of Pediatric Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia.