Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
Introduction Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) organizes nursing education around six competencies: patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics. The competencies are not separate tasks completed once. They form an integrated way of thinking and acting so that nurses can reduce preventable harm while respecting the needs and values of each patient. A patient admitted with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) demonstrates how

