A comparison of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's basic principles and benefits of competency-based nursing education and Fink's taxonomy.

For over a century, Bloom's hierarchical taxonomy has been the gold standard for writing objectives for curricula and courses in programs of nursing. Development of courses and curricula with demonstration of nursing competencies as the outcome requires a more robust taxonomy. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education requires nursing students to meet competencies in assertive leadership, personal development around adapting to ambiguity and change, and professional life-long learning.

The quality improvement attitude survey: Development and preliminary psychometric characteristics.

Aims And Objectives: To report the development of a tool to measure nurse's attitudes about quality improvement in their practice setting and to examine preliminary psychometric characteristics of the Quality Improvement Nursing Attitude Scale.

Background: Human factors such as nursing attitudes of complacency have been identified as root causes of sentinel events. Attitudes of nurses concerning use of Quality and Safety Education for nurse's competencies can be most challenging to teach and to change.

Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Attitudes of Prejudice: A Qualitative Inquiry.

Background: Attitudes of prejudice in nursing students have the potential to impact patient care and ultimately may contribute to culturally based health disparities. The purpose of this study was to describe attitudes of prejudice reported by baccalaureate nursing students.

Method: Baccalaureate nursing students were recruited through Web networking and e-mailing.

Attitudes of prejudice as a predictor of cultural competence among baccalaureate nursing students.

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between attitudes of prejudice and cultural competence among nursing students. Using a mixed-methods design, a convenience sample of students (N = 129) currently enrolled in a baccalaureate nursing program was recruited via Web networking. Data regarding attitudes of prejudice, cultural competence, prior cultural experience, and integration of cultural competence were obtained via a Web-based survey.