Supplemental Issue: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) program.

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Supplemental Issue: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) program.

September 6, 2017

Altmiller G, Dolansky MA, eds. Nurse Educ. 2017;42(5S suppl 1);S1-S52.

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Patient safety and quality improvement competencies are developed through interprofessional, interactive engagement. Articles in this supplement provide research and insights from a nursing competency development program and discuss successes associated with curriculum integration, implementation science application, and simulation as an educational strategy.

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