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1. Assignment: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
Assignment: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) ON Assignment: Quality and
Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)Select a topic from the list below relating to Quality and
Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies (qsen.org):Patient Centered
CareTeamwork and CollaborationSafetyInformaticsAssignment Criteria:Students will
develop a simple PPT relating to a selected QSEN competency that includes the following
criteria:Define the competency and include a picture or clip art that describes the
competency.Identify two issues or trends related to the selected competency (issues or
trends are from the “knowledge” column in qsen.org).Discuss how each issue or trend
impacts the role of the professional nurse in the healthcare delivery system.Add additional
information for the presentation for clarification to the speaker note area of the PPT
slide.The presentation should include 8-10 slides total; this includes the title and reference
slide and no longer than 8-10 minutes. Be complete and concise. Use bulleted statements
not complete sentences or paragraphs.Use APA format for PPT, which always includes a
title slide, a reference slide, and APA requirements. Resources found in APA
Documents/Resources.A minimum of two (2) references will be required for this
assignment. References should be from scholarly peer-reviewed journals (check Ulrich’s
Periodical Directory) and be less than five (5) years old.Submit both the PPT with
presenter’s notes and the Kaltura presentation to the assignment drop box by posted due
date.Include the following in your slides:Slide 1: Title-Develop a title slide. This should
include the title of the presentation, student name, and the university name. Use APA format
(does not need to be in Times New Roman for a PPT)Slide 2: Introduction-Briefly discuss
what the PPT is going to address. Use key words in bulleted statements versus paragraph
formatSlide 3: Purpose Statement-Develop the purpose statement utilizing the instructions
above. Place on the slide using bulleted points (The purpose of this presentation is
to….)Slide 4: Define the competency and include a picture or clip artSlide 5: Present the two
issues or trends (issues chosen earlier from knowledge column ed by skills and attitude
columns from qsen.org)Slide 6/7: Discuss how each issue or trend impacts the role of the
professional nurse in the healthcare delivery system. Remember to utilize the literature to
information on the slides; include citations. Again, utilize bulleted statements (slide 6 – 1st
issue, slide 7 – 2nd issue. ive material from 2 peer-reviewed articles no older than 5
years).Slide 8: Conclusion-Include a summary of the main points covered. Again, utilize
bulleted statementsSlide 9: References in APA format. Please remember to include in-text
citations on slides. References should use APA format (Citation on each slide as well)Each

2. slide should include speaker notes for presenting and transitions.See example attached
aboveAssignment: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
(QSEN)attachment_1Unformatted Attachment PreviewAssignment One Student Nurse
Name University 2 Quality And Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Introduction: ? National
project that aims to better prepare student nurses with knowledge, skills and attitude
(KSAs) to improve healthcare quality ? Competencies from Institute of Medicine (IOM) were
adapted aiming application to all registered nurses ? QSEN provides a six competency based
guideline for pre-licensure nurses ? Patient-centered care, team work and collaboration,
evidence based practice (EBP), quality improvement (QI), safety, and informatics
(Cronenwett et al., 2007) 3 Purpose Statement ? The QSEN project began in 2005 and was
funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ? Three phases between 2005 to 2012 ?
These competencies were created to better prepare future nurses ? Better understanding of
the professional nurse role in patient safety (Cronenwett et al., 2007); (Quality and Safety
Education for Nurses [QSEN], 2017) Define the Competency ? QSEN Competency Safety ?
“Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and
individual performance” 4 (Bobek, 2017) ; (Cronenwett et al., 2007, p.128) 5 Two Issues ?
Issue one Reduce medication errors – Strategies that nurses should employ to reduce errors
and improve patient care safety ? Issue two Understaffed intuitions – Relationship between
understaffed institutions and impact on patient outcome and safety (Cleary-Holdforth &
Leufer, 2013); (Hill, 2017) 6 Issue one Impact the Professional Nurse ? Nurses contribute to
this problem ? Recognize how distractions affect medication administration ?
Pharmacological knowledge ? Poor mathematical skills (Cleary-Holdforth & Leufer, 2013) 7
Issue two Impact the Professional Nurse ? Safe nursing staffing levels improve patient safety
? Quality of patient care ? Decreases the number of medical errors ? Overworked nurses
experience burnout (Hill, 2017) 8 Conclusion ? QSEN strives for better preparation of
student nurses ? Application of Knowledge, attitude and skills towards six competencies ?
Safety issues when administering medications ? Implications of understaffed institutions on
the nursing professional ? Awareness of current healthcare issues (Cronenwett et al., 2007);
(Hill, 2017); (Cleary-Holdforth & Leufer, 2013); (QSEN, 2017) 9 References Bobek Ltd
(2017). Publicdomainpictures.net: Computer. Retrieved from
http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/viewmage.php?image=221184&picture=safety-
warning Cronenwett, L., Sherwood, G., Barnsteiner, J., Disch, J., Johnson, J. Mitchell, P., . . .
Warren, J. (2007). Quality and safety education for nurses. Nursing Outlook, 55(3), 122-131.
doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2007.02.006 Cleary-Holdforth, J., Leufer, T., (2013). The strategic role
of education in the prevention of medical errors in nursing: Part 2. Nursing Education in
Practice, 13(3), 217-220.
doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/10.1016/j.nepr.2013.01.012 Hill, B
(2017). Do nurse staffing levels affect patient mortality in acute secondary care? British
Journal of Nursing, 26(12), 698-703. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses. (2012). The
evolution of the quality and safety for nurses (QSEN) initiative. Retrieved from
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