QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Primary purpose for the development of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses -
ANS Quality Safety and Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative aim to recast nursing
education towards an ambitious new goal to prepare new nurses to not only provide excellent
health care to families and individuals, but again provide constant improvement in safety and
quality of the health care systems in which they work.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Recommendation - ANS 80% of all RN's hold a Bachelor's
degree by 2020
IOM Recommendations for Nursing - ANS •Nurses should practice to the full extent of their
education and training.
•Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education
system that promotes seamless academic progression.
•Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health care professionals, in
redesigning health care in the United States.
How Technology has Improved Healthcare - ANS The use of computers has made it easy to
make claims and ensure that insurance companies make reimbursements and hence improving
the financial status of the health facilities.
Ease of access to EHR
Ease of access to research for EBP
Identify what a new graduate nurse who is having unresolved role conflicts may experience. -
ANS New nurses experience high level of anxiety in case of unresolved conflicts. Conflict
produces frustrations and increases anxiety which again rises the perception of conflict by
producing a feeling of helplessness.
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, QSEN Compentencies - ANS Patient-Centered Care
Teamwork and Collaboration
Evidence-Based Practice
Quality Improvement
Safety
Informatics
Laws - ANS Rules of behavior established by a political authority and backed by state power.
What do nurses need to do to become more recognized as a profession? - ANS Be fully
committed to the profession of nursing
ID it as a profession and dedicate to future development
Not considered a life long career
How does increased responsibility impact nurses' need for further education? - ANS High
intellect and level of responsibility & accountability; specialized body of knowledge which is
learned in higher education.
What did Florence Nightingale bring to the profession? - ANS To prepare high quality nurses;
formal systematic education in theory and practice is essential.
ANA - ANS Concerned with quality of nursing practice in daily healthcare setting.
Baccalaureate education should be the basic level of
preparation for professional nurse.
How can nurse managers build better teams? - ANS Engaged decision making; invite the
ideas of the team (transformational leadership)
Allow to express feelings
High interaction among team members to increase trust and openness
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