Abstract

Recognition that adverse events are a significant cause for morbidity and mortality has led to a rise in global efforts to improve patient safety. Adaptations are needed in healthcare institutions and at the educational preparatory level for all healthcare providers. One change surrounds the significance of patient-centered care, an important concept new to healthcare over the last decade. The problem concerns the ability of healthcare educators to effectively measure knowledge, skills, and attitudes of student nurses in relation to the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) patient-centered care competencies. The primary purpose of this study was to test the psychometrics of the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Part I—Patient-centered Care Scale (KSAI-PCCS) instrument. A secondary purpose was to examine the perceived knowledge, skills, and attitudes of prelicensure nursing students specific to QSEN Core Competency: Patient-Centered Care. The knowledge of reliability and validity of the new instrument is critical for continued evaluation of patient-centered care from the nursing student's perspective. The study was a cross-sectional non-experimental concurrent mixed-methods design that used non-probability convenience sampling and a web-based self-report survey. The learning framework was informed by a post-positivist worldview grounded in social constructivist and objectivist epistemology.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10587339; ProQuest document ID: 1884643933. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Patricia E. Esslin, PhD, APRN-CNS, CNE

Sigma Membership

Gamma Psi at-Large, Iota Sigma

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Patient Safety, Nursing Education, Testing Research Tools

Advisor

Estelle Codier

Second Advisor

Sandra A. LeVasseur

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Degree Year

2016

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-02-04

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