Competence and Confidence With Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Competencies by Newly Licensed Registered Nurses.

Understanding newly licensed registered nurses' perceived confidence in the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency domains and corresponding knowledge, skills, and attitudes will help inform clinical leaders to develop successful transition-to-practice programs. Newly licensed registered nurses and prelicensure nursing students had confidence in their understanding of QSEN competencies as they began their transition to practice. Online learning and virtual practicums were effective for attaining QSEN competencies, offering support for using these interventions in academic settings and transition-to-practice programs.

Implementation of a Continuing Education Program for Frontline Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A continuing education program was designed to help nurses stay safe while providing nursing care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program addressed topics aimed at empowering nurses to advocate for their own health and safety as a result of increased knowledge related to caring for patients and communities during a global pandemic. A four-part, on-demand webinar series was offered from January 2021 through January 2022.

Outcomes of a senior RN student virtual clinical practicum.

Closing the academic-practice gap during a global pandemic.

Testing the Nursing Quality and Safety Self-Inventory.

The Nursing Quality and Safety Self-Inventory (NQSSI) is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring self-assessment of confidence in attaining Quality and Safety Education for Nurses competencies in student nurses. This article reports on the psychometric analysis of the NQSSI for newly licensed registered nurses. Findings support NQSSI as a valid and reliable instrument for nursing professional development practitioners to use to evaluate newly licensed registered nurses' competency attainment and the effectiveness of transition to practice programs.

The Effect of Transition to Practice Programs on the Self-Assessment of Newly Licensed Registered Nurses' Confidence in Quality and Safety Competency Attainment.

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate effectiveness of transition to practice programs (TPPs) on self-assessment of quality and safety competency development in newly licensed registered nurses (NLRNs).

Background: TPPs are innovative strategies to promote quality and safety competencies. Hospital-based TPPs support and facilitate transition to practice.

Nurse Residency Programs: An integrative Review of the Literature.

Aim: The aim is to explore nurse residency programs described in the literature and evaluate the evidence supporting their use.

Background: The Institute of medicine and the Joint Commission recommend that organizations provide nurse residency programs for newly licensed nurses.

Method: An integrative review was conducted of empirical and program development articles published from 2006 to july 2013.