Quality care, patient safety, and the focus on technology

A call for the transformation of nursing education to provide nurses with the essential competencies re?quired to improve patient care quality and safety has been issued by groups describing the future of nurs?ing and the role of technology (american organization of Nurse Executives, 2004; Cronenwett et al., 2007; Technol?ogy informatics Guiding education reform, 2006). rec?ommended competencies include the abilities to provide patient-centered care; collaborate as a member of an in?terdisciplinary team; understand how to access, interpret, and synthesize information; use evidence to guide nurs?ing practice; and manage workflow and clinical decision making.