OVERVIEWThe overall goal for the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project is to meet the challenge of preparing future nurses who will have the knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSAs) necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems within which they work. Show
Using the Institute of Medicine1 competencies, QSEN faculty and a National Advisory Board have defined quality and safety competencies for nursing and proposed targets for the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be developed in nursing pre-licensure programs for each competency. These definitions are shared in the six tables below as a resource to serve as guides to curricular development for formal academic programs, transition to practice and continuing education programs 2. For information on applying the competencies at a graduate level, see the Graduate KSAs page. Note: This content is reprinted with permission from the “Quality and Safety Education for Nurses” article originally printed in Nursing Outlook Special Issue: Quality and Safety Education. For guidelines on use of this material, please read our terms and conditions. DEFINITIONS AND PRE-LICENSURE KSAS
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REFERENCES1 Institute of Medicine. Health professions education: A bridge to quality. Washington DC: National Academies Press; 2003. 2 Cronenwett, L., Sherwood, G., Barnsteiner J., Disch, J., Johnson, J., Mitchell, P., Sullivan, D., Warren, J. (2007). Quality and safety education for nurses. Nursing Outlook, 55(3)122-131. What are the 5 core competencies of a healthcare professional?The skills are grouped under five core competencies: communication, leadership, professionalism, knowledge, and business skills. Successful healthcare administrators apply the competencies on a day-to-day basis in healthcare organizations.
What are the 5 core competencies of nursing?Provide patient-centered care.. Work in interdisciplinary teams.. Employ evidence-based practice.. Apply quality improvement.. Utilize informatics.. What are the four competency domains identified by the AACN?The competencies accompanying each domain are designed to be applicable across four spheres of care (prevention/promotion of health and wellbeing, chronic illness care, critical/trauma care, and hospice/palliative care), throughout the lifespan, and with diverse patient populations.
What are the 6 competencies of QSEN?According to the ANA, there are six focus-area competencies in QSEN:. Patient-centered care.. Evidence-based practice.. Teamwork and collaboration.. Safety.. Quality improvement.. Informatics.. |