Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2011

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This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Nursing Outlook.

Volume 59, Issue 3, May 2011, Pages 166-173.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.01.001. Copyright (c) Elsevier Inc.

Abstract

The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative identified 6 competencies for the education of nurses (patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics) and the related knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) for each competency. The initial QSEN focus was on competency development during prelicensure nursing education, with subsequent attention on adapting the KSAs for graduate programs that prepare advanced practice nurses for clinical roles. Description of successful QSEN competency integration in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs is limited. Although the ultimate goal is executing DNP programs where quality and safety is thoroughly integrated throughout the curricula, the focus of this article is on multimethod teaching strategies to integrate selected QSEN KSAs into an existing online post-master’s DNP quality and safety course.

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