Julie Sanford
James Madison University, USA
Title: International collaboration to improve quality and safety in nursing education
Biography
Biography: Julie Sanford
Abstract
Statement of the Problem: The challenges related to patient safety in healthcare are global problems with potential negative outcomes
for patients around the world.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: In 2017, a global nursing consortium within the framework of the International
Network of Universities assembled faculty and 21 undergraduate and graduate nursing students at Hiroshima University in Japan.
They sought to improve international nursing education on quality and patient safety using the Quality and Safety Education in
Nursing (QSEN) competencies as a theoretical foundation. Didactic and clinical experiences at the 9-day workshop focused on
developing patient safety champions of student attendees and supporting faculty as they developed expertise in teaching strategies.
The workshop content was taught by expert faculty and included visits to community healthcare sites across the spectrum of care
and an examination of safety in the Japanese automotive and healthcare systems. Teaching strategies focused on engaged learning
principles using a deep review of a clinical case study, high fidelity simulation, team based learning and presentations. A pre-post
mixed method design was used to measure students’ perceptions of patient safety competence through the health patient safety
survey and daily reflective journaling. A paired t-test was used to evaluate whether a statically significant difference existed between
the mean questions associated with student confidence levels surrounding safe practice before and after the workshop intervention.
Significance was set at 0.05.
Findings: The results of the paired t-test were significant with 26 out of 30 questions resulting in a p value <.05. Student reflections
in their journals indicated a transformative learning experience and a deep commitment to impacting patient safety wherever they
choose to practice.
Conclusion & Significance: This workshop experience improved patient safety competence in global nursing student representatives
and developed champions prepared to improve patient safety throughout the world.