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Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Implementation: Is It Sustainable?
1Author Affiliation: Associate Professor, School of Nursing & Health Professions, University of San Francisco, California.
Nurse Educator
|August 24, 2017
Summary
The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative continues to advance in prelicensure nursing education. Faculty in the San Francisco Bay Area reported positive integration and identified strategies for further curriculum enhancement.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Quality Improvement
Background:
- The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative aims to improve nursing education.
- Assessing the ongoing integration of QSEN principles into prelicensure nursing curricula is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the current status and advancement of the QSEN initiative within prelicensure nursing education.
- To identify faculty perspectives on QSEN integration, including successes and challenges.
Main Methods:
- A two-part evaluation was conducted, comprising an online survey and a faculty conference.
- Participants were nursing faculty from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Main Results:
- The evaluation yielded positive results, indicating continued advancement of QSEN in nursing curricula.
- Most participating schools are actively integrating QSEN principles.
- Ten strategies to strengthen QSEN integration and identified barriers were documented.
Conclusions:
- The QSEN initiative remains a progressive force in prelicensure nursing education.
- Faculty engagement is key to successful QSEN integration and curriculum development.
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