QSEN Hospital Leaders and

Academic Faculty Meeting

CURRENT STATS, ACHIEVEMENTS,
BEST PRACTICES, AND CHALLENGES

De Anza College
2011 ANNUAL MEETING: JUNE 16TH, 2011
PALO ALTO, CA

DE ANZA COLLEGE

2 year Associate Degree Program

8 Full Time Faculty, 4 Part Time
12 Nursing Courses

QSEN Integration: Statistics to Date

1. Number and % of faculty QSEN trained: 9/12

= 75%
2. Number of courses enhanced: 12 = 100%
3. Number of students completed updated
courses: ~ 70
4. Part time faculty on board ?

Top 3 Achievements or Innovations

1. Pediatrics rotation: Addressing Safety
a. Wacky room
b. SIM baby exercise
c. 5 min room survey
2. OB rotation: QSEN- inspired Post-Conference
a. ISBAR report on patients
b. Reflection on clinical day, focusing on patient
family centered care and culture
c. All students using computer/PDA as needed

Top 3 Achievements or Innovations (cont.)

3. Patient/family Centered Care through program

a. Cultural competency & therapeutic

communication assignments/ activities in most
courses
b. Family member present in most simulations
c. Introduction & reinforcement of informed
consent and informed refusal, opting in and
opting out

Top 3 Best Practices or Lessons Learned

1.

Identify tools and assignments already being

used that focus on QSEN competencies and
further adapt them

2. Overcoming difficulties in incorporating

informatics competency:
a. Change in instructors perception of PDAs
b. Obtaining students access to hospital EMR

Top 3 Best Practices or Lessons Learned

3. Partnership with hospitals in incorporating their best
practices and QSEN
a. Discussing similarities between Joint Commission and
quality initiatives & QSEN
b. Using bedside computers for med administration
c. Need to find more ways for students to address &
assess QI process and specific measures

Top 3 Challenges
1. Time & funding for faculty training and
curriculum changes for QSEN implementation
2. Hospital staff not familiar with QSEN language
and QSEN competencies
3. Finding opportunities for interdisciplinary
collaboration