March 26, 2026
Noon to 1 p.m.
This webinar series occurs on the last Thursday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. ET
This webinar will show how health care leaders can integrate the Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) Safety Competency with the Safer Together: National Action Plan for Advancing Patient Safety (NAP) to strengthen a systems approach to safety.
Participants will learn how to operationalize these nationally endorsed frameworks — developed with leadership from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and aligned with the ANCC Magnet Framework and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials. The melding of frameworks will support organizations on the Journey to Magnet Excellence® or to Magnet redesignation by highlighting strategies to support a robust safety culture for patients and staff, enhance patient engagement, and build learning systems that advance safe care delivery across settings.
Learning objectives
- Demonstrate how healthcare leaders help nurses apply the six QSEN competencies through integration of the Safer Together National Safety Plan and the ANCC Magnet Model.
- Illustrate the synergy of the Magnet Components and the Safer Together to ensure delivery of safe quality care.
Speakers
Patricia Lavin, DNP, NEA-BC, PMP
Senior Director of Nursing Quality, Professional Development & Outcomes, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
With more than 25 years of experience, Patricia Lavin leads initiatives in patient safety, quality, Magnet recognition, professional development, and evidence-based practice. She oversees the CCNE-accredited nurse residency, shared governance, nursing research, and NDNQI. Her leadership supported Magnet designations (2012, 2017, 2022), age friendly and Lean Six Sigma quality programs.
Mary Dolansky, PhD, RN, FAAN
Sarah C. Hirsh Endowed Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
Mary Dolansky directs the Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute for Implementing Best Practice, leading national efforts to translate evidence into clinical practice. A former Director of the QSEN Institute, she is an implementation health services scientist and co-investigator on multiple AHRQ grants, including large-scale Age-Friendly Health Systems initiatives.
Teri Chenot, EdD, MSN, RN, FNAP, FAAN
Clinical Professor, The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Teri Chenot’s teaching and scholarship focuses on health care worker well-being, and quality and safety of care. She teaches leadership and quality/safety in the DNP and DNE programs and has held national leadership roles with QSEN and AHRQ patient safety initiatives. Her work emphasizes learning health systems, systems improvement and community-engaged approaches to improving outcomes.
Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF
Professor Emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing
Gwen Sherwood is a national leader in quality and safety. She was a co-investigator for the groundbreaking RWJF-funded QSEN project and has held leadership roles in Sigma Theta Tau International and the International Association for Human Caring.
Continuing education (CE)
This webinar is approved for 1.25 nursing CE hours.
To receive nursing CE hours, participants must log attendance using the link provided at the end of the presentation and complete the full evaluation. Nursing CE hours will only be issued to those who meet both requirements.