Quality and Safety Education for Nurses

Describe a nursing or patient care concern or issue
from your clinical practice that needs improvement.
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As a nurse leader, you are charged with improving quality and safety in health care
systems. Describe a nursing or patient care concern or issue from your clinical
practice that needs improvement. If your clinical practice is limited, you may draw
from experiences encountered during your clinical rotations in nursing school.
Analyze the significance of the concern for nursing practice in relation to the
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competences described in the
Cronenwatt article. This assignment is limited to the Evidence-based Practice
(EBP) or Quality Improvement (QI) competencies. Why is it important to explore
this concern or issue? What would be the best or preferred practice for this
concern? As a nurse manager or leader, how will you improve practices in your
work environment related to this concern?
QSEN Discussion Board #1 Rubric
Criteria
Exemplary
Accomplished
Developing
18-20 points
The concern is
comprehensive,
clearly stated, and
focused.
16-17 points
The concern is
clearly stated and
somewhat
focused.
14-15 points
The concern is
unclear and is too
broadly or too
narrowly
focused.
18-20 points
16-17 points
14-15 points
0-13 points
All components of
discussion prompt
thoroughly and
completely
addressed.
Most components
of discussion
prompt are
completely
addressed.
Limited
components of
discussion prompt
addressed. Ideas
expressed are
general in nature
and/or
occasionally may
not be relevant.
Minimal or no
components of
discussion prompt
addressed. Ideas
expressed lack
depth, are off-topic
and/or confusing
to follow.
22-25 points
Thorough, logical,
and clear
discussion of (1)
Preferred Practices
and (2) How the
literature relates to
the practice(s) are
described
20-21 points
Adequate and
clear discussion of
(1) Preferred
Practices and (2)
How the literature
relates to the
practice(s) are
described
16-19 points
Some discussion
but no clear link
between (1)
Preferred
Practices and (2)
How the
literature relates
to the practice(s)
described
0-15 points
Minimal discussion
and no link made
between (1)
Preferred Practices
and (2) How the
literature relates to
the practice(s)
described.
/25
Describes
strategies to
improve
practices in the
health care
system. Support
with at least one
reference.
Textbooks or
current nursing
literature are
appropriate.
All components of
discussion prompt
addressed.
Thorough, logical,
and clear
discussion of
strategies
described.
Literature clearly
supports improved
strategies
discussed.
Most components
of discussion
prompt addressed.
There is adequate
discussion of
strategies
described.
Literature
supports improved
strategies
discussed.
Limited
components of
discussion prompt
addressed. There
is some general
discussion of
strategies
described.
Literature for
supporting
improved
strategies is weak.
Minimal or no
components of
discussion prompt
addressed.
Minimal discussion
of strategies
described.
Literature for
supporting
improved
strategies is not
relevant or
missing.
/25
Writing Quality,
Grammar & APA
9-10 points
7-9 points
5-6 points
0-4 points
Describes
nursing or
patient care
concern that
needs
improvement
Describes
the Evidencebased Practice
and/or Quality
Improvement
QSEN
competencies
and relates
significance of
issue to QSEN
competencies.
Why is it
important to
explore this
concern?
Describes best
or preferred
practices for
this concern.
Supports with at
least one
current nursing
RESEARCH
article.
Posts show above
average writing
style using
Posts show
average writing
style using
Posts show an
average and/or
casual writing
Beginning
0-13 points
The concern is
weak or absent.
Posts show a
below
average/poor
Total
/20
/20
/10
QSEN Discussion Board #1 Rubric
standard English,
basically free from
grammar,
punctuation, and
spelling errors. 0-1
APA errors.
TOTAL POINTS (sum of all criteria)
standard English
with few grammar,
punctuation, and
spelling errors.
2-3 APA errors.
style with some
errors in spelling,
grammar,
punctuation, and
usage. 4-5 APA
errors.
writing style in
terms of
appropriate
standard English
writing style,
clarity, language
used, and
grammar. >5 APA
errors.
/100
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