Updated to incorporate a leadership and management and interprofessional focus

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. After heart disease and cancer, patient safety errors rank as the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. As patients’ needs have increased in complexity and inter-professional teamwork and collaboration has become essential, only strong leadership skills can ensure high-quality and safe care. Nurses, largest group of health care professionals that spend the most time with patients, are uniquely suited to lead through effective management and communication in this dynamic environment.

With contributions from nurses, physicians, pharmacists, librarians, attorney, and other health care professionals throughout the U.S. and beyond, Introduction to Quality and Safety Education for Nurses, Second Edition underscores the inter-professional focus grounding health care practice today. The updated edition includes five new chapters on implementing quality and safety initiatives from a leadership and management perspective, and state-of-the-art information on quality improvement. Each chapter contains learning objectives, opening scenarios, case studies, interviews, critical thinking exercises, key concepts, clinical discussion points, review activities, NCLEX-style questions, and web resources.

New to the Second Edition:

Increased focus on leadership and management aspects of Quality and SafetyUpdated information from national and state health care and nursing organizationsAn evolving clinical case study for application of concepts throughout the textAdditional patient care cases and real-life examplesInterviews with a myriad of health care professionals such as educators, library scientists, lawyers, psychologists, risk managers, and many othersFive new chapters addressing nurse leadership and management of high-quality care, legal and ethical aspects of quality and safety, delegating patient care and setting priorities, tools of quality improvement, and quality improvement project management

Key Features:

Helps nursing schools to fulfill accreditation standards for quality and safety curriculaMaps the QSEN competencies for knowledge, skills and attitudes(KSA’s) for each chapterIncludes objectives, critical thinking exercises, case studies, interviews, NCLEX-style questions, photos, tables, suggested readings, and more in each chapterProvides instructor package with PowerPoint slides, Q&A, answers for case study and critical thinking exercises, and moreProvides knowledge for Nursing Education QSEN-specific coursesKSAs throughout chapters

Beth A. Vottero

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