Quality and Safety Education for Nurses: Core Competencies for Nursing Leadership and Care Management

"I congratulate the editors of [this book] on their commitment to continuously updating the resources needed by nursing leaders, faculty, and students who seek to develop or enhance their quality and safety competencies. The chapters and the contents of this edition align magnificently with new domains of the AACN accreditation standards (2021). Whatever your level of education or role in nursing, this textbook is rich in resources to support your growth."

-Linda Cronenwett, PhD, RN (ret.), FAAN

Professor & Dean Emeritus

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing

Former Principal Investigator, QSEN: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses

(From the Foreword)

This Third Edition of Quality and Safety Education for Nurses has been thoroughly updated for students in undergraduate Associate, Baccalaureate, Accelerated and BSN completion Nursing programs. There is a chapter focusing on each of the six Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Competency areas, with content on Nursing Leadership and Patient Care Management infused throughout the chapters. The Third Edition also includes new chapters on Systems Thinking, Implementation Science, and Population Health. It includes an Instructor’s manual and Powerpoints.

New to the Third Edition:

• New Chapters:
• Chapter 3: Systems Thinking
• Chapter 13: Implementation Science
• Chapter 15: Population Health and the Role of Quality and Safety


• Incorporates new content based on The Future of 2020-2030 Report and the 2021 AACN Essentials
• Contains a "Competency Crosswalk" connecting each chapter's content to QSEN/AACN Competencies

Key Features:

• Supports nursing schools to fulfill accreditation standards for Quality and Safety curricula
• Includes Clinical Judgment Activities, Case Studies, Interviews, NCLEX-Style Questions, Figures, Tables, Bibliography, Suggested Readings, and more to clarify content
• Designed to be used in a stand-alone Quality and Safety course, Leadership and Management Nursing course, or as a support for Nursing courses
• Provides instructor package with an unfolding case study with suggestions for assignments, questions and answers for case study and critical thinking exercises, PowerPoint slides, and more

Patricia Kelly Vana, MSN, RN, earned a diploma in nursing from St. Margaret Hospital School of Nurs­ing, Hammond, Indiana; a baccalaureate in nursing from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois; and a master’s degree in nursing from Loyola Universi­ty in Chicago, Illinois. She is professor emeritus, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, Indiana. She has worked as a staff nurse, head nurse, travel nurse, school nurse, and nurse educator. Professor Kelly Vana has traveled extensively in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, teaching hundreds of conferences for The Joint Commission, Resource Applications, Pediatric Concepts, and Kaplan, Inc. She currently teaches nationwide National Coun­cil Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses® (NCLEX-RN®) review courses for Evolve Testing & Remediation/Health Education Systems, Inc. (HESI), Houston, Texas. 

Beth A. Vottero, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, earned a baccalaureate degree in liberal studies with a focus in business management from the University of Maine at Presque Isle; a baccalaureate degree in nursing from Valparaiso University; a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Phoenix; and a PhD in nursing education from Capella University. Dr. Vottero currently is a professor of nursing at Purdue University Northwest, teaching courses including Evidence-Based Practice and Knowledge Translation at the doctoral level and Informatics as well as theory courses in the Graduate Nurse Educator program. At the undergraduate level, she teaches Quality and Safety for Professional Nursing Practice and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement in the Capstone course. 

Gerry Altmiller, EdD, APRN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FAAN, earned a diploma in nursing from Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing in Camden, New Jersey, a baccalaureate degree from La Salle University in Philadelphia, and an advanced practice degree as a clinical nurse specialist from Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania. She later returned to Widener and earned her doctoral degree in higher education leadership. Gerry is a professor of nursing at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, New Jersey. As a board-certified clinical nurse specialist, she has served in a consultant role for Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for over a decade, supporting direct care nurses in their research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement projects.