Introduction to quality and safety education for nurses : core competencies for nursing leadership and management / editors, Patricia Kelly, Beth A. Vottero, Carolyn A. Christie-McAuliffe.

Other author Vana, Patricia Kelly, 1941- editor.
Other author Vottero, Beth A., editor.
Other author Christie-McAuliffe, Carolyn A., editor.
Format Electronic
EditionSecond edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, [2018]
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentDirect link to eBook
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Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; References; Foreword; Preface; Why This Book, Quality and Safety Education for Nurses: Core Competencies for Nursing Leadership and Management, Second Edition?; Organization; Chapter Features; Highlights of the Text; Instructor Resources; References; Acknowledgments; Share Introduction to Quality and Safety Education for Nurses: Core Competencies for Nursing Leadership and Management, Second Edition; Unit I: Introduction to Quality and Safety Education for Nurses: Core Competencies for Nursing Leadership and Management
Contents Chapter 1: Overview of Patient Safety and Quality of CareQuality of Care and Patient Safety; Key Terms Used With Quality and Safety; Causes of Errors; National Healthcare Organizations Influencing Quality and Safety; Measuring Quality and Safety; Unwanted Variation in Healthcare Quality and Safety; Transparency and Reporting Performance; The Consequences of When Things Go Wrong; Professional Responsibilities for Nurses; Preventing and Responding Effectively to Adverse Events; Why is it Wrong to Blame and Point Fingers?; Can Healthcare Be Perfect?; International Advances in Quality and Safety
Contents What is the Cost of Achieving Quality and SafetyRecognizing Hospital Excellence; Recognizing Nursing Excellence; Role of Nurse Leaders in Ensuring Quality and Safety; Key Concepts; Key Terms; Review Questions; QSEN Activities; Review Activities; Critical Discussion Points; Exploring the Web; References; Suggested Readings; Chapter 2: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses; History of QSEN Initiatives in the United States; Phases of Development of the QSEN Initiative; The Six QSEN Competencies; QSEN Competencies Related to Nursing Education Accreditation Standards; QSEN Resources
Contents Special Issues of Nursing Journals that Have Focused on QSENKey Concepts; Key Terms; Review Questions; Review Activities; Critical Discussion Points; QSEN Activities; Exploring the Web; References; Suggested Reading; Chapter 3: Nurses as Leaders and Managers for Safe, High-Quality Patient Care; Leadership Theory; Roles and Responsibilities of Leaders; Management; Followership; Financial and Economic Influences; Nursing's Social Contract and Code of Ethics; Emancipatory Knowing; FON: Campaign for Action; Key Concepts; Key Terms; Review Questions; Review Activities; Critical Discussion Points
Contents Exploring the WebReferences; Suggested Readings; Chapter 4: Quality and Safety in High-Reliability Organizations; High-Reliability Organizations; Characteristics of High-Reliability Organizations; The Effect of High Reliability; Learning from Other Industries; The Role of Leadership in Creating a High-Reliability Organization; Individual Responsibilities: Safety Behaviors for Nurses; Assessing the Culture of a High-Reliability Organization; Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to High Reliability; Internal Structures and Roles to Support an HRO; External Influences for Change and HRO Resources
Summary This second edition of Introduction to Quality and Safety Education for Nurses has been thoroughly updated with a leadership and management perspective while retaining core content that unpacks the knowledge and skills required of entry-level nurses in each of the six Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) domains.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, July 11, 2018).
Issued in other formPrint version: Introduction to quality and safety education for nurses : core competencies for nursing leadership and management. Second edition. New York : Springer Publishing Company, c2018 605 pages 9780826123411
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9780826123855 (electronic bk.)
ISBN0826123856 (electronic bk.)

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