A project developed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve the quality and safety of patient care by focusing nursing education on student competency is known as what?

A project developed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve the quality and safety of patient care by focusing nursing education on student competency is known as what?

• A. The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
• B. TeamSTEPPS
• C. Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
• D. National League for Nursing (NLN)

Answer: (A)

Competency-based nursing education aimed at ensuring new nurses can deliver safe, high-quality care. This Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–funded initiative is known as the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). It defines six key competencies: patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics. Nursing programs use these competencies to shape curriculum, teaching methods, and assessments so students demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to improve patient outcomes. The other options relate to safety, teamwork, or broader healthcare improvement, but they do not represent this RWJF-funded, nurse-focused competency framework.

Competency-based nursing education aimed at ensuring new nurses can deliver safe, high-quality care. This Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–funded initiative is known as the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). It defines six key competencies: patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics. Nursing programs use these competencies to shape curriculum, teaching methods, and assessments so students demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to improve patient outcomes. The other options relate to safety, teamwork, or broader healthcare improvement, but they do not represent this RWJF-funded, nurse-focused competency framework.