Sigma Theta Tau International has honored the Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Project with two multi-media awards. Dean-emeritus Linda Cronenwett and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Gwen Sherwood serve as co-principal investigators for this Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded study. Polly Bednash, executive director of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, also serves as a co-principal investigator.
The project is the 2009 International Award recipient of the
The UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing QSEN team received two awards from Sigma Theta Tau International.
Information Technology Award for Knowledge Advancement. This award recognizes a portion of QSEN’s Web site (www.qsen.org), entitled, “Collaborative Web Site: Transforming Nursing Curricula to Improve Quality and Safety in Patient Care.” The second award, the Nursing Media Award for Other (Electronic, Art, Photography, etc.), will honor the QSEN entry “Transforming Nursing Curricula to Improve Quality and Safety in Patient Care.”
The QSEN team received these awards for the content and technology of the QSEN Web site and its role in transforming nursing curricula to improve quality and safety education for nurses.
Both awards were presented in November during the Tribute Awards luncheon at the Sigma Theta Tau International’s 40th Biennial Convention in Indianapolis, Ind.
To view the QSEN Web site: www.qsen.org
