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jilianpiloj · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Project (QSEN project) was developed as a means to assist nurses to gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for continuous quality improvement in the places where they work.

QSEN advocates six core competencies. Which of the following is not one of these six core competencies? a. patient-centered care c. evidence-based practice
b. change agent d. quality improvement

Question 2

Your unit manager has become aware of a problem regarding hand washing and unit infections.

She gathered interest in resolving the problem by discussing the issue at a recent staff meeting and identifying a Joint Commission Patient Safety Standard addressing this concern, evaluated current and different methods of addressing the problem, tried out several solutions, and then adopted the best solution. Which change theory was used? a. Lippitt's Phases of Change Theory
b. Roger's Diffusion of Innovations Theory
c. Lewin's Force-Field Model
d. Havelock's Change Model

mathjasmine · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Project (QSEN project) was developed in collaboration with the Institute of Medicine, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the National League for Nurses, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The goal of the project is to increase nurses' knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for continuous quality improvement in the places where they work. The six core competencies espoused by QSEN include: 1) patient-centered care, 2) teamwork, 3) evidence-based practice, 4) quality improvement, 5) safety, and 6) informatics. While being a change agent is a valuable skill that can assist nurses in their daily practice, it is not one of the core competencies identified by the QSEN project.

Answer to Question 2

B
The change theory used in this scenario is Roger's (1995) diffusion of innovations theory, which uses the five steps noted above to accomplish change. Havelock's (1973) Change Model involves six steps. Lippitt's (1958) Phases of change theory involves seven steps or phases, and Lewin's (1951) Force-Field Model uses three steps.