Abstract

Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) is a project in the United States that addresses the challenge of preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems within which they work. The six competencies are: patient centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics. The literature indicates that health care providers in Jordan have evidenced concern over adverse patient events, including medication errors and falls (Mrayyan, 2012; Hayajneh, AbuAlRub, & Almakhzoomy, 2010). To improve patient safety it is essential to focus on both systems problems and individual quality and safety. Strategies to increase QSEN competencies in students in clinical settings include improving communication using ISBAR (Introduction, Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation/Response) for reporting and doing Root Cause Analysis to identify underlying problems that lead to patient incidents. It is also necessary to evaluate clinical student for knowledge, skills and attitudes in alignment with the QSEN competencies.

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Susan LaRocco, PhD MBA RN CNE FNAP is Dean and Professor of the School of Nursing at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh NY. She became a nursing educator after many years in a variety of leadership positions in hospitals in Boston, New York, and Connecticut. She has published extensively, including in the American Journal of Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, and Nursing Management. In 2014, she was inducted as a Fellow in the National Academies of Practice. Dr LaRocco spent a year as a Fulbright Scholar in the Middle East, teaching doctoral students at the University of Jordan in Amman. Her major research interest is men in nursing, in particular the graduates of the Alexian Brothers Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago, the last all-male school of nursing.

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Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, New York, USA

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Nursing Education, Jordan, Clinical Education, Quality, Safety, QSEN

Conference Name

College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia University Conference

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Philadelphia University

Conference Location

Amman, Jordan

Conference Year

2015

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Incorporating Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies into clinical education

Amman, Jordan

Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) is a project in the United States that addresses the challenge of preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems within which they work. The six competencies are: patient centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics. The literature indicates that health care providers in Jordan have evidenced concern over adverse patient events, including medication errors and falls (Mrayyan, 2012; Hayajneh, AbuAlRub, & Almakhzoomy, 2010). To improve patient safety it is essential to focus on both systems problems and individual quality and safety. Strategies to increase QSEN competencies in students in clinical settings include improving communication using ISBAR (Introduction, Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation/Response) for reporting and doing Root Cause Analysis to identify underlying problems that lead to patient incidents. It is also necessary to evaluate clinical student for knowledge, skills and attitudes in alignment with the QSEN competencies.