45 research outputs found
Psychometric Properties of the Task Self-Efficacy Scale for Everyday Activities in Older Adults
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A Concept Analysis of Systems Thinking
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This concept analysis, written by the National Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) RN-BSN Task Force, defines systems thinking in relation to healthcare delivery. METHODS
A review of the literature was conducted using five databases with the keywords “systems thinking” as well as “nursing education,” “nursing curriculum,” “online,” “capstone,” “practicum,” “RN-BSN/RN to BSN,” “healthcare organizations,” “hospitals,” and “clinical agencies.” Only articles that focused on systems thinking in health care were used. The authors identified defining attributes, antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents of systems thinking. FINDINGS
Systems thinking was defined as a process applied to individuals, teams, and organizations to impact cause and effect where solutions to complex problems are accomplished through collaborative effort according to personal ability with respect to improving components and the greater whole. Four primary attributes characterized systems thinking: dynamic system, holistic perspective, pattern identification, and transformation. CONCLUSION
Using the platform provided in this concept analysis, interprofessional practice has the ability to embrace planned efforts to improve critically needed quality and safety initiatives across patients’ lifespans and all healthcare settings
Using Systems Thinking to Implement the QSEN Informatics Competency
No full textThere is an urgent need to improve the use and usability of the electronic health record (EHR) in health care to prevent undue patient harm. Professional development educators can use systems thinking and the QSEN competency, Informatics, to educate nurses about such things as nurse-sensitive indicators in preventing medical errors. This article presents teaching tips in using systems thinking to champion communication technologies that support error prevention (betterment)
