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Quality and safety in nursing : a competency approach to improving outcomes / edited by Gwen Sherwood and Jane Barnsteiner

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012Description: xvi, 413 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780470959589
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RT 85.5 .Q35 2012
Contents:
Driving forces for quality and safety : changing mindsets to improve health care / Gwen Sherwood -- Policy implications driving national quality and safety initiatives / Mary Jean Schumann -- A national initiative : quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN) / Linda R. Cronenwett -- Patient centered care / Mary K. Walton & Jane Barnsteiner -- Teamwork and collaboration / Joanne Disch -- Quality improvement / Jean Johnson -- Evidence based practice / Mary Fran Tracy & Jane Barnsteiner -- Safety / Jane Barnsteiner -- Informatics / Judith J. Warren -- The imperative to transform education to transform practice / Gwen Sherwood -- Narrative teaching strategies to foster quality and safety / Pamela M. Ironside & Elizabeth Cerbie -- Integrating quality and safety competencies in simulation / Carol F. Durham & Kathy R. Alden -- Interprofessional approaches to quality and safety education / Shirley M. Moore, Mary A. Dolansky & Mamta K. Singh -- New graduate transition into practice : improving quality and safety / Nancy Spector, Beth T. Ulrich & Jane Barnsteiner -- Leadership to create change / Joanne Disch -- Creating cultures of excellence : transforming organizations / Pamela Klauer Triolo -- Quality and safety: global issues and strategies / Gwen Sherwood.
Summary: Quality and Safety in Nursing: A Competency Approach to Improving Outcomes is the first comprehensive text of its kind devoted to the nursing community's role in improving quality of care and patient safety. Edited by key members of the Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) steering team, the book brings together information from various loci and expertly situates it within the continuum of nursing education and practice. Quality and Safety in Nursing is divided into three sections. The first section links the national initiative for quality and safety to its origins.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Nursing GC RT 85.5 .Q35 2012 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000001719
Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Nursing GC RT 85.5 .Q35 2012 c.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.2 Available NULIB000001720

Includes index.

Driving forces for quality and safety : changing mindsets to improve health care / Gwen Sherwood -- Policy implications driving national quality and safety initiatives / Mary Jean Schumann -- A national initiative : quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN) / Linda R. Cronenwett -- Patient centered care / Mary K. Walton & Jane Barnsteiner -- Teamwork and collaboration / Joanne Disch -- Quality improvement / Jean Johnson -- Evidence based practice / Mary Fran Tracy & Jane Barnsteiner -- Safety / Jane Barnsteiner -- Informatics / Judith J. Warren -- The imperative to transform education to transform practice / Gwen Sherwood -- Narrative teaching strategies to foster quality and safety / Pamela M. Ironside & Elizabeth Cerbie -- Integrating quality and safety competencies in simulation / Carol F. Durham & Kathy R. Alden -- Interprofessional approaches to quality and safety education / Shirley M. Moore, Mary A. Dolansky & Mamta K. Singh -- New graduate transition into practice : improving quality and safety / Nancy Spector, Beth T. Ulrich & Jane Barnsteiner -- Leadership to create change / Joanne Disch -- Creating cultures of excellence : transforming organizations / Pamela Klauer Triolo -- Quality and safety: global issues and strategies / Gwen Sherwood.

Quality and Safety in Nursing: A Competency Approach to Improving Outcomes is the first comprehensive text of its kind devoted to the nursing community's role in improving quality of care and patient safety. Edited by key members of the Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) steering team, the book brings together information from various loci and expertly situates it within the continuum of nursing education and practice. Quality and Safety in Nursing is divided into three sections. The first section links the national initiative for quality and safety to its origins.

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