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.

Table of Contents

• About the Contributors
• Contributors
• Foreword - Mary A. Dolansky, PhD, RN, FAAN
• Foreword - Ronda G. Hughes, PhD, MHS, RN, CLNC, FAAN
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Unit I. Introduction to Quality and Safety Education for Nurses: Core Competencies for Nursing Leadership and Management
• 1. Overview of Patient Safety and Quality of Care - Ronda G. Hughes
• 2. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses - Catherine C. Alexander, Gail Armstrong, and Amy J. Barton
• 3. Nurses as Leaders and Managers for Safe, High-Quality Patient Care - Carolyn A. Christie-McAuliffe
• 4. Quality and Safety in High-Reliability Organizations - Patti Ludwig-Beymer
• 5. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing - Theodore M. McGinn
• 6. Delegation and Setting Priorities for Safe, High-Quality Nursing Care - Maureen T. Marthaler
• Unit II. The Use of Quality and Safety Education Concepts by Nursing Leaders and Managers
• 7. Patient-Centered Care - Carolyn A. Christie-McAuliffe
• 8. Interprofessional Teamwork and Collaboration - Gerry Altmiller
• 9. Informatics - Beth A. Vottero
• 10. Basic Literature Search Strategies - Kimberly J. Whalen
• 11. Evidence-Based Practice - Beth A. Vottero
• 12. Patient Safety - Christine Rovinski-Wagner and Peter D. Mills
• Unit III. Nurse Leadership and Management for Quality Improvement
• 13. Essentials of Quality Improvement - Anthony L. D'Eramo, Melinda Davis, and Joanne Belviso Puckett
• 14. Tools of Quality Improvement - Anthony L. D'Eramo and Joanne Belviso Puckett
• 15. Quality Improvement and Project Management - Jamie L. Vargo-Warran
• 16. The Future Role of the Registered Nurse in Patient Safety and Quality - Jerry A. Mansfield, Danielle Scheurer, and Kay Burke
• 17. Transition from Student Nurse to Leadership and Management of Your Future as a Registered Nurse - Jodi L. Boling and Patricia Kelly
• Appendix A: Selected Reports of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Formerly the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
• Appendix B: Prelicensure Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes
• Appendix C: Critical Thinking Extras
• Glossary