A nurse educator is explaining to licensed staff that health care is no longer safe and describes The Quality and Safety for Nursing (QSEN) recommended competencies for educating nursing professionals. These include: (Select all that apply.)
a. advanced health assessment techniques.
b. patient-centered care.
c. prescriptive pharmacology content.
d. quality improvement.
e. safety.
ANS: B, D, E
Correct:
b. Patient-centered care is a recommended competency, along with teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, and informatics.
d. Quality improvement is a recommended competency, along with patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, and informatics.
e. Safety is a recommended competency, along with patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, and informatics.
Incorrect:
a. Although it is important to know correct health assessment skills, advanced techniques are not an IOM competency.
c. Although a comprehensive pharmacology foundation is needed to administer and evaluate pharmacologic treatments, the IOM does not address prescriptive content.
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