Quality and Safety in Nursing A Competency Approach to Improving Outcomes

Name: Quality and Safety in Nursing A Competency Approach to Improving Outcomes
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ISBN: 9780470959589

ISBN-10: 0470959584

ISBN-13: 9780470959589

Edition: 2012

Authors: Gwen Sherwood, Jane Barnsteiner

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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…

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List price: $64.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English

Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of North Carolina ndash; Chapel Hill.Jane Barnsteiner, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor of Pediatric Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia.



Contributors


Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgements



Quality and Safety: An Overview



Driving Forces for Quality and Safety: Changing Mindsets to Improve Health Care




Policy Implications Driving National Quality and Safety Initiatives




A National Initiative: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)




Quality and Safety Competencies: The QSEN Project



Patient-Centered Care




Teamwork and Collaboration




Quality Improvement




Evidence-Based Practice




Safety




Informatics




Strategies to Build a Culture of Quality and Safety



The Imperative to Transform Education to Transform Practice




Narrative Teaching Strategies to Foster Quality and Safety




Integrating Quality and Safety Competencies in Simulation




Interprofessional Approaches to Quality and Safety Education




New Graduate Transition into Practice: Improving Quality and Safety




Leadership to Create Change




Creating Cultures of Excellence: Transforming Organizations




Quality and Safety: Global Issues and Strategies



Appendixes



Prelicensure Competencies



Graduate Competencies



Delphi Study Results


Glossary


Index