Chapter 1
The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project
and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) have identified quality and safety competencies for nurses: (1) patient-centered care, (2) teamwork and collaboration, (3) evidence-based practice, (4) quality improvement, (5) safety, and (6) informatics (Cronenwett, Sherwood, Barnsteiner, et al., 2007). Which of these did Florence Nightingale demonstrate? Explain your thinking
Evaluate the status of nursing. Is nursing a respected profession? Give examples to support your opinion
What do you think the women’s movement has had on the number of women in the nursing work force? Speculate also on the ways in which women entering nursing might have been different before and after the women’s movement