White paper on recommendation for systems-based practice competency.
Stalter AM, Phillips JM, Dolansky MA. QSEN Institute RN-BSN Task Force: White Paper on Recommendation for Systems-Based Practice Competency. J Nurs Care Qual. 2017;32(4):354-358. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000262.
A systems approach to practice has been advocated as a key element of safe medical care. This white paper proposes that systems-based practice be integrated as a nursing competency requirement, including education about organizational leadership and complexity science and systems theory in design.