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What are the 10 QSEN competencies? CORRECT ANSWERS Patient/Family-Centered
Care
Safety
Teamwork and interprofessional collaboration
Evidence-based practice
Quality improvement
Informatics and Technology
Clinical judgment
Ethics
Health care organizations
Health care disparities
What is involved in the patient centered care portion of QSEN? CORRECT ANSWERS
The patient or designee is the source of control
Based on respect for the patient's preferences, values and needs
Information, communication and education
Physical comfort
Emotional support and alleviation of fear and anxiety
Involvement of family and friends
values
cultural considerations
ethics
What is involved in the safety portion of QSEN? CORRECT ANSWERS The ability to
keep the patient and staff free from harm and minimize errors in care
Nurses are accountable to promote safety and prevent errors
know your role and scope of practice
communication
,delegation
assessments
What is involved in the teamwork and collaboration portion of QSEN? CORRECT
ANSWERS working with other members of the healthcare team and family members
communication
SBAR reporting
delegation
What is involved in the evidence based practice portion of QSEN? CORRECT
ANSWERS improved patient outcomes
The integration of the best current evidence and practices to make decisions about
patient care (research)
Considers the patient's preferences and values
Considers one's own clinical expertise
Based on reliable studies, guidelines, consensus and expert opinion
Federal requirement - Healthcare organizations receiving Medicare and/or Medicaid
funding are obligated to follow evidence-based practices
Magnet Recognition - Healthcare organizations must demonstrate how best current
evidence guides practice
What is involved in the quality improvement portion of QSEN? CORRECT ANSWERS
Assess and monitor care outcomes and develop solutions to change and improve care
Recommend ways to improve care processes
Implement activities to improve care processes
What is involved in the informatics and technology portion of QSEN? CORRECT
ANSWERS The access and use of information and electronic technology to
communicate, manage knowledge, prevent error, and support decision making
Electronic Health Record/Electronic Medical Record
Retrieval of data for evidence-based practice and quality improvement
, Promotes patient safety and improves efficiency
Faster access to new/changing orders & notes
What is involved in the clinical judgement portion of QSEN? CORRECT ANSWERS The
process that nurses and other members of the interprofessional team use to make
decisions based on interpretation of the patient's needs or problems
"Sound" clinical judgement leads to positive patient or staff outcomes
Failure to rescue- Signs/Symptoms are not noticed or accurately interpreted
Adverse/Sentinel event:
-Severe variation in the standard of care that is caused by human or system error and
results in an avoidable patient death or major harm.
-Requires immediate investigation and response
Rapid Response Teams- called as soon as there is a change in the patient condition
What is involved in the ethics portion of QSEN? CORRECT ANSWERS Morality in
human choices, actions, and character
Considering what is right and wrong when using clinical judgment to make clinical
decisions
Autonomy/ Self-Determination / Self-Management
Patient's right to choose about his/her health care
Beneficence:
-Promotes positive actions to help others
-Encourages the nurse to do good for the patient
Nonmaleficence:
-Importance of preventing harm and ensuring the patient's well-being
Fidelity:
-Keeping obligations or promises to patients to follow through with care
Veracity:
-The nurse's obligation to tell the truth to the best his/her knowledge
Social Justice:
-Equality and fairness regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race,
ethnicity and/or education