QSEN Profile - Louise LaFramboise

Louise LaFramboise, PhD, RN

Associate Professor and Director, Undergraduate Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Program Experience

BSN, Accelerated BSN, and RN-BSN

QSEN Expertise

I have been involved in development of both student learning strategies as well as faculty development. Our team created a video that can be used to teach students about the QSEN competencies as well as provide faculty with a deeper understanding of the competencies. We have also implemented safety brown bags and a QSEN newsletter for faculty. We have asked students to focus on hand-offs, SBAR, TeamSTEPPS, root cause analysis, and have implemented alternative clinical strategies to reinforce application of the QSEN competencies.

Competency Expertise

Safety, patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, quality improvement

Teaching Expertise

Classroom, skills labs, and clinical teaching

Research Expertise

My colleague and I are developing a knowledge and skills tool for use with students to evaluate changes about quality and safety based on the addition of related classroom content. We are in the beginning stages of testing the tool. We have also conducted qualitative interviews to evaluate the learning outcomes when clinical activities are added to enhance learning of quality and safety content.

Publications and Presentations

Publications

Miller, C. L., & LaFramboise, L. M. (In review).  Student learning outcomes after integration of quality and safety education competencies into a senior-level critical care course. Journal of Nursing Education.

 

Presentations

LaFramboise, L. M. (October, 2009). TeamSTEPPS. Integrating quality and safety in nursing. Presented to Nebraska Nurses Association Convention, Kearney, NE.

LaFramboise, L. M. (October, 2008). QSEN. Quality and safety education in nursing. Presented to Gamma Pi At Large Chapter Sigma Theta Tau International, UNMC, Omaha, NE.

LaFramboise, L. M., & Miller, C. L. (June, 2008). Patient-centered care. A QSEN competency. Presented to QSEN collaborative, Charlotte, NC.

Related Funding

Innovations in Clinical Education: The Dedicated Education Unit, Submitted to HRSA October, 2008. Not funded. Will be resubmitted October, 2009.