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Jean Johnson1, Karen Drenkard, Esther Emard
1Author Affiliations: Founding Dean and Professor (Dr Johnson), School of Nursing, George Washington University, Washington, DC; Chief Clinical/Nursing Officer (Dr Drenkard), GetWellNetwork, Bethesda, Maryland; Former COO (Ms Emard), National Committee for Quality Assurance Faculty, The George Washington University/School of Nursing; Director of Special Projects (Ms McGuinn), American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC.
Abstract:
The purpose of this article is to provide information about the efforts to educate faculty teaching in graduate programs about the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies, provide examples of teaching strategies for each graduate competency, and finally provide information about the outcomes of the graduate-faculty QSEN project. Examples are given of the critical QSEN work that remains to be done to ensure that care for patients and communities is high quality, safe, and reliable.
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