The Quality and Safety Education of Nurses (QSEN) project goal is to prepare Registered Nurses with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems where they work (QSEN, 2014).

The Quality and Safety Education of Nurses (QSEN) project goal is to prepare Registered Nurses with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems where they work (QSEN, 2014).

For this discussion, students will be split into three (3) groups by the instructor.

• Group 1 will address QSEN Competencies for Patient-Centered Care and informatics.
• Group 2 will address the QSEN Competencies for Teamwork and Collaboration and Evidence-Based Practice.
• Group 3 will address the QSEN Competencies for Quality Improvement and Safety.

 

Initial Discussion Post:

Consider the definition for the two (2) assigned QSEN competencies.  For each competency, identify two (2) strategies the RN can apply to nursing practice to implement the competency. Provide a specific example from your personal healthcare experience as an example of the knowledge, skills, or attitudes (KSAs) associated with each of the strategies you identify.

Base your initial post on your readings and research of this topic.

 

Responses to Peers:

You are required to make two (2) responses to the initial posts of two (2) peers from another group. In each response to your peer suggest a strategy to implement the KSA that was not addressed in the peer’s initial post.

In your responses to your peers’ posts provide constructive and insightful comments that go beyond that of agree or disagree.

Your discussion postings must conform to the AD Nursing Discussion Posting Requirements [PDF, File Size 377 KB]; review the requirements prior to submitting your discussion posts. The requirements are also noted under the AD Nursing Discussion Posting Requirements discussion forum and under Course Announcements.

Information on how to use the Excelsior College Library to help facilitate your academic writing is available through the Library Help for AD Nursing Courses page. Additional assistance with APA format, grammar, and avoiding plagiarism is available for free through the Excelsior College Online Writing Lab (OWL).

When you are ready to post, click on the “Create Thread” button for an initial posting or “Reply” to respond to a previous post. Then, copy/paste the text from your document into the message field, and click “Submit.” Prior to submitting any post to a discussion, please confirm there is text in the body of the post. The initial post is the first post made whether or not it contains any content. A blank initial post will be graded zero points by the instructor.

You are required to post your initial response to the discussion question by Wednesday at 11:59 PM (U.S. ET) of the week it is due. Your initial post cannot be a response to another student’s post. Students who do not submit their response to the discussion questions as noted above will have 10 points deducted from their discussion question grade for that week.

Your discussion postings may be reviewed for plagiarism. Plagiarism is not acceptable. Evidence of plagiarism will result in a zero (0) grade for the discussion and may also result in academic discipline.

Consult the Discussion Posting Guide for information about writing your discussion posts.

This activity will be assessed according to the AD Nursing: Discussion Question Rubric [PDF, File Size 362 KB].