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Quality and safety education for advanced nursing practice
Linda Cronenwett1, Gwen Sherwood, Joanne Pohl
1School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460, USA. lcronenwett@unc.edu
Nursing Outlook
|November 28, 2009
Summary
This study outlines educational objectives for advanced practice nursing programs to enhance quality and safety competencies. It proposes knowledge, skills, and attitudes for six core competencies to guide future nurse education.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Quality
- Patient Safety
Background:
- The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project is a national initiative.
- There is a need to integrate quality and safety competencies into nursing education.
- Advanced practice nurses require specific training in quality and safety.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a two-year process for generating educational objectives.
- To develop quality and safety competencies for graduate programs preparing advanced practice nurses.
- To propose knowledge, skills, and attitudes for six core competencies.
Main Methods:
- A national initiative (QSEN project) was utilized.
- A two-year process was undertaken to generate objectives.
- Focus on graduate programs for advanced practice nurses.
Main Results:
- Educational objectives for quality and safety competency development were generated.
- Knowledge, skills, and attitudes for six competencies are proposed.
- Stimulation of teaching strategies for advanced practice nursing programs.
Conclusions:
- The proposed objectives and competencies will aid in preparing the next generation of advanced practice nurses.
- This framework supports the integration of quality and safety into graduate nursing curricula.
- The findings provide a foundation for curriculum development in advanced practice nursing education.
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