Summary:

This project will continue development of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) state-of-the-art nursing school curriculum on quality and safety in health care, which will help future nurses achieve competencies in six areas: patient-centered care, teamwork, evidence-based care, quality improvement, safety and informatics. The grantee will provide the following deliverables: 18 Web-based modules on key topic areas in quality and safety; two national forums to convene expert nursing faculty to share and refine content and teaching strategies; a speaker's bureau for expert faculty; engagement of professional regulatory bodies to encourage the incorporation of the six competencies in accreditation and licensure; the inclusion of QSEN content in at least five nursing textbooks; the publication of five articles; and a sustainability plan.

Grant Details:

Approved award: $1,812,139
Awarded on: Oct 28, 2008
Time frame: Nov 15, 2008 - Nov 14, 2011
Grant number: 60127

Grantee:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing
http://www.nursing.unc.edu
Carrington Hall
CB 7460
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460
(919) 966-3731

Contact Information:

Linda R. Cronenwett, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. (Project Director)
lcronenwett@unc.edu
Phone: (919) 966-6840

Gwen Sherwood, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. (Project Director)
gwen.sherwood@unc.edu
Phone: (919) 966-3934