Quality & Safety In Nursing Education (QSEN)
(QSEN)
Adverse events and errors in healthcare occur on a daily basis and at an alarming rate. The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) set out to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care in the United States. The Institutes of Medicine (IOM) supports the AHRQ and does the research and makes recommendations to the federal agencies for what is evidence based and uses implementation science to get the research to the bedside. From a report put out by the IOM in 2003, the nursing workforce is key to improving healthcare quality in the United States. From the IOM report- Quality and Safety in Nursing Education (QSEN) was born.
The ultimate goal of QSEN is to address the challenge of preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems in which they work, and the patients served. The key six core competencies of QSEN include: Patient-Centered Care, Teamwork and Collaboration, Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), Quality Improvement (QI), Safety, and Informatics. QSEN has developed KSAs for these core competencies for pre-licensure and post graduate nurses. Leaders in nursing and nursing education have adopted QSEN core competencies and they must be evident for accreditation of healthcare systems and nursing schools. The six concepts QSEN must be integrated into the curriculum of all nursing school program outcomes.
In order to meet the challenge, it is up to the nurse educators to implement learner-centered course outcomes that are congruent with program outcomes. To meet the needs of the 21st Century nursing student, the course facilitators must develop active learning strategies in both the classroom and clinical setting so that students will develop the KSAs desired to improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems in which they work, and the patients they serve. The QSEN website (http://qsen.org/ ) has pages of active teaching/learning strategies that have been submitted by faculty from all over the country as a resource. Faculty that have developed strategies are also encouraged to submit their strategies for publication to share with others. Faculty can search for strategies by type of nursing program or for staff development, and also for specific QSEN core competencies the faculty intend to highlight in their classroom. The availability of this resource is invaluable for integration of QSEN concepts into course curriculum. Here is a link to the QSEN pre-licensure KSAs competencies expected to be integrated into nursing curriculum: QSEN pre-licensure competencies.
Adverse events and errors in healthcare occur on a daily basis and at an alarming rate. The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) set out to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care in the United States. The Institutes of Medicine (IOM) supports the AHRQ and does the research and makes recommendations to the federal agencies for what is evidence based and uses implementation science to get the research to the bedside. From a report put out by the IOM in 2003, the nursing workforce is key to improving healthcare quality in the United States. From the IOM report- Quality and Safety in Nursing Education (QSEN) was born.
The ultimate goal of QSEN is to address the challenge of preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems in which they work, and the patients served. The key six core competencies of QSEN include: Patient-Centered Care, Teamwork and Collaboration, Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), Quality Improvement (QI), Safety, and Informatics. QSEN has developed KSAs for these core competencies for pre-licensure and post graduate nurses. Leaders in nursing and nursing education have adopted QSEN core competencies and they must be evident for accreditation of healthcare systems and nursing schools. The six concepts QSEN must be integrated into the curriculum of all nursing school program outcomes.
In order to meet the challenge, it is up to the nurse educators to implement learner-centered course outcomes that are congruent with program outcomes. To meet the needs of the 21st Century nursing student, the course facilitators must develop active learning strategies in both the classroom and clinical setting so that students will develop the KSAs desired to improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems in which they work, and the patients they serve. The QSEN website (http://qsen.org/ ) has pages of active teaching/learning strategies that have been submitted by faculty from all over the country as a resource. Faculty that have developed strategies are also encouraged to submit their strategies for publication to share with others. Faculty can search for strategies by type of nursing program or for staff development, and also for specific QSEN core competencies the faculty intend to highlight in their classroom. The availability of this resource is invaluable for integration of QSEN concepts into course curriculum. Here is a link to the QSEN pre-licensure KSAs competencies expected to be integrated into nursing curriculum: QSEN pre-licensure competencies.
CONCEPT: Quality and Safety in Nursing Education
Educational Program: Four Year BSN Program
Educational Program: Four Year BSN Program
Interactive Learning Plans
References
Herrman, Judith W. (2015). Creative Teaching Strategies for Nurse Educators (2nd edition). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.
IOM. (2011). Initiative on the Future of Nursing. Retrieved September 3, 2015, from http://www.thefutureofnursing.org/recommendationsIOM
Partnering to Heal. Quality and Patient Safety. Health.gov. retrieved 9/2/2015 from: http://health.gov/hcq/training-partnering-to-heal.asp
Quality and Patient Safety. August 2015. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/index.html
Quality and Safety in Nursing Education. Northwestern University. Retrieved 9/5/2015 from: QSEN.org