Crossing Our Quality Chasm

Abstract

As outlined by the Institute of Medicine's Future of Nursing, it is expected that nurses in direct care will be baccalaureate prepared. What then should be the expectation for educating nurse managers? This article compares the Baccalaureate Essentials with the American Nurses Credentialing Center and American Organization of Nurse Executives certification examination content for nurse managers to evaluate if baccalaureate education prepares these leaders for management roles in order to provide additional support for graduate education of nurse managers.

Quality and safety education for nurses: A bibliometric analysis

“…Certainly, the extent to which QSEN competencies are embraced, understood, and emphasized in practice depends on the understanding, application, and articulation of those competencies by nurses, nurse administrators, and organizational leaders at all levels. Although the integration of QSEN competencies in the education and preparation of nurse leaders should be included in graduate education (Miltner et al, 2012; Murphy et al, 2013; Pawlak et al, 2013), only four published articles focusing specifically on QSEN within nurse leadership and administration (Figure 4). Thus, the extent to which QSEN competencies have been integrated into nurse administration and leader education is unclear.…”