Quality and Safety Task Force
Mission: QSENIZE the FPB curriculum
Program Updates
January
--------just to keep the MISSION fresh in our minds:
1) Develop Faculty: to implement contemporary quality and safety education in all types/levels of
programs
Increase use and application of standardized language related to quality and safety
Increase use of resources and reference from National quality and safety organizations
2) Transform Student Learning
Plan and integrate QSEN concepts (6) throughout the curriculum
Implement innovative teaching strategies (Simulation, web- casts)
3) Collaborate with clinical partners and share resources
FPB Quality and Safety Website will be launched next week
5 proposals were received for internal grant funds (under review)
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Theme months February 16th, 2009. Blue bag, 11 am -12. Patient Centered Care & Relationship Based Care
o Recording and posting on the web for anyone who can not attend
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March: Teamwork,
April: Safety,
November: EBP,
October : QI,
December: IT
Clinical Partners meeting Feb. 5th: Discuss ideas for partnerships and topics that need to be addressed
Tracking of QSEN integration throughout the MSN curriculum
The BSN faculty are using the form below.
Course
number
QSEN topic
Readings
Other materials
Evaluation
Nurs316
Peds
What is QSEN
QSEN handout
Team Stepps
Pediatric medical
errors
Pediatric Medical Errors
Sue Sheridan Video
Quiz:
what is qsen?
Pediatric Nursing: July/Aug
2004, 30 4 328-335
Quality and Safety Task Force
Mission: QSENIZE the FPB curriculum
Program Updates
February/March Summary
1) FPB Quality and Safety Website: http://fpb.case.edu/qualsafe
2) Teaching learning Library- outside of Patricia Underwood’s office
3) Check out the Quality and Safety Bulletin Board – 1st floor. Encourage students to visit and take materials.
4) Encouraging program officers to get Patient Safety and Quality Handbooks (DV D) for each program (see directions)
* Monthly summary on theme month
5) Internal Grants update. Held a workshop on evaluation and IRB implications. 5 grants will be funded.
6) Interprofessional education: IQ+ Interprofessionalism Session January 30, 2009 (4 times/year)
Root Cause analysis (RCA) improving safety /quality of care
Read: Five system barriers to achieving ultra safe health care Amalberti, R., Auroy, Y. Berwick, D.
Barrach, P. Ann Intern Med. 2005, 142-756-764.
Joy Naughton had students in am log into IHI open school and complete modules on pt. safety.
7) IHI open school Chapter at CASE
Laurine Gajkowski will be our facilitator at FPB
8) Glossary finished. Feedback welcome on the blackboard
9) Articles in Urologic Nursing (Shirley Moore has article) Copies available on Bulletin Board.
10) QSEN PHASE III update: RWJF funded AACN and QSEN (UNC) $4.3 million to develop faculty expertise to teach
competencies instill competencies in textbooks and licensing/accreditation/certification standards; and promote
innovation in teaching competencies. Regional conferences, speaker’s bureau, national forums and VA quality scholars
program.
11) Follow up on Theme month February Patient Centered Care & Relationship Based Care (Blackboard site for
additional resources and library for DVD of the presentations)
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March: Teamwork Blue bag March 16 12 noon Kepro implementation of team steps, Pediatric teams
Keep the FPB Q & S MISSION AIMS fresh in our minds:
1) Develop Faculty: to implement contemporary quality and safety education in all types/levels of programs
Increase use and application of standardized language related to quality and safety
Increase use of resources and reference from National quality and safety organizations
2) Transform Student Learning
Plan and integrate QSEN concepts (6) throughout the curriculum
Implement innovative teaching strategies (Simulation, web- casts)
3) Collaborate with clinical partners and share resources
Quality and Safety Task Force
Mission: QSENIZE the FPB curriculum
Program Update
March
1) FPB Quality and Safety Website: http://fpb.case.edu/qualsafe- post BSN titles of their QI projects BSN 320
2) Check out the Quality and Safety Bulletin Board – 1st floor. Encourage students to visit and take materials. SAFETY
3) Patient Safety and Quality Handbooks (teamwork)
4) Internal Grants update. Held a workshop on evaluation and IRB implications.
5) Update on IT: EMR Deans roundtable will be posting 3 learning modules (generic EMR learning platforms)
6) IHI open school Chapter at CASE April 9th at 1pm 2 BSN students (Laurine Gajkowski facilitator)
Interdisciplinary quality and safety grand rounds and Symposium OCTOBER 30 8-10am
7) Follow up on Theme month March (Teamwork and Collaboration)
8) April SAFETY Blue bag April 20 at 12 noon Dr. Debra Nadzam (JCO) and Amany Farang ROOT CASE ANALYSIS
9) Internal Grants:
Author
Title
Program
Explanation
Celeste Alfes
QSEN Competencies in NLN
Simulation Template
LRC
Incorporate the six QSEN competencies into NLN’s simulation template
to guide simulation experiences at FPB.
Jennifer
Brewer
Integrating Quality and Safety
Into the Nursing Curriculum
BSN Curriculum:
NURS230/240 &
NURS351/353
Use of QSEN case studies to teach and illustrate teamwork and
collaboration specifically related to delegation to unlicensed personnel.
Elizabeth Click
Patient Centered Care and the
Disney Institute
NURS 471
Implementing an innovative teaching strategy to focus on creating a
culture of service, by using the webcast “Disney Institute”.
Chris
Winkelman &
Carol Kelly
Using Simulation to Build Safe
and Evidence-Based Practice
Acute Care NP
(NUNP443)
Use simulation experience to teach quality and safety core
competencies by learning and applying quality improvement for CVP
insertion, intubation, and suturing
10) VA Quality Scholar program- 2 year DNP or PHD (Pre-doc or Post Doc’s)
11) Working with GE DNP faculty on integration in their 1st -2nd semester courses and clinical. TeamSTEPPS, SBAR Handoff Report
tool, CUS, Team Huddle
Keep the FPB Q & S MISSION AIMS
fresh in our minds:
1) Develop Faculty:
-Implement contemporary quality and safety education in all
types/levels of programs
-Increase use and application of standardized language
related to quality and safety
-Increase use of resources and reference from National
quality and safety organization
2) Transform Student Learning
-Plan and integrate QSEN concepts (6) throughout the
curriculum
-Implement innovative teaching strategies
3) Collaborate with Clinical partners