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QSEN Competency 2:
Team Work and Collaboration
Definition: Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional
teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared
decision-making to achieve quality patient care (QSEN, 2012).
Knowledge
Skills
Attributes
Describe own strengths, Demonstrate
Acknowledge own
limitations, and values
awareness of own
potential to
in functioning as a
strengths and
contribute to
member of a team
limitations as a team
effective team
member
functioning
Initiate plan for selfAppreciate importance
development as a
of intra- and interteam member
professional
collaboration
Act with integrity,
consistency and
respect for differing
views
Cronenwett et al., 2007
QSEN Competency 2:
Team Work and Collaboration
Program Outcome: Collaborate with members of the health care team in
planning, guiding, coordinating and evaluating nursing practice .
Course Objective: Utilize the critical thinking process to generate
outcome oriented clinical judgment.
Knowledge
Analyze how personal
development is
affecting your function
as a team member
Skills
Attitudes
Plan for continued
growth thru selfreflection and
journaling
Evaluate personal
growth and
development
Advocate for patient
Actively assist team
Delegate to CNA
Appreciate importance
of intra- and interprofessional
collaboration: build
community and team
via mutual respect
and shared decisionmaking
Cronenwett et al., 2007; Sherwood & Drenkard, 2007; Zimmerman & Ramirez, 2007; Hall, et al., 2007
QSEN Competency 5:
Safety
Definition: Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers
through both system effectiveness and individual
performance (QSEN, 2012).
Knowledge
Skills
Delineate general categories Communicate observations
of errors and hazards in
or concerns related to
care
hazards and errors to
patients, families, and
health care team
Attitudes
Value own role
in preventing
errors
Cronenwett et al. (2007)
QSEN Competency 5: Safety
Program Outcome Demonstrate interpersonal, clinical, and
technological skills consistent with the standards and guidelines of
professional nursing practice.
Course Objective: Utilize the SBAR-R approach for communication
with healthcare team. Promoting and maintaining safety for patients.
Knowledge
Explore categories of
errors and potential
hazards in providing
handoff report
Skills
Utilize the revised SBAR
approach in giving handoff
communication with staff
Attitude
*Reflect on your
practice; *List 2
things learned
from your patient;
*Explain where
and how nurses
intercede to
promote safety
Cronenwett et al., 2007; Sherwood & Drenkard, 2007; Zimmerman & Ramirez, 2007; Hall, et al., 2007; Grbach & Vincent,
Clinical education: Integration Required!
2. Identify a problem or need that arose during your observation in the
PICU. Explain the circumstances of the problem including who, what,
when, where, and how urgent the problem was.
a. Identify the knowledge required by the staff nurse to solve the
problem.
b. Analyze steps taken by nurse to solve the problem.
c. Evaluate collaborative efforts of health care team members in helping
to solve the problem.
d. Consider other possible solutions to the problem.
3. Discuss how the staff nurse’s participation in clinical decision making
relates to improved patient outcomes and job satisfaction.
References
Cronenwett, L et al. (2007). Quality and safety education for nurses. Nursing Outlook,
55(3), 122-131.
Grbach, W. & Vincent, L. (2008). Reformulating SBAR to “I-SBAR-R”. Accessed at
http://www.qsen.org/teachingstrategy.php?id=33
Hall, L., Scott, S. & Cox, K. (2007). Interprofessional curriculum in patient safety and
quality improvement. Accessed at
http://www.qsen.org/teachingstrategy.php?id=45
Sherwood, G. & Drenkard, K. (2007). Quality and safety curricula in nursing
education: Matching practice realities. Nursing Outlook, 55(3), 151-155
Smith, E. L., Cronenwett, L., & Sherwood, G. (2007). Nursing Outlook, 55(3), 132-137.
Zimmerman, R. & Ramirez, Y. (2011). A universal template for designing QSEN
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