Which of the following is NOT a QSEN competency?

• A. Patient-centered care
• B. Teamwork and collaboration
• C. Quality improvement
• D. Clinical pharmacology

Answer: (D)

QSEN competencies describe the guiding domains for nursing education to improve patient safety and care quality. They include patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, safety, informatics, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement. Of the options, patient-centered care and teamwork and collaboration are clearly part of that framework, and quality improvement fits as well. Clinical pharmacology, while essential to practice, is not listed as one of the QSEN competencies. So the statement that clinical pharmacology is not a QSEN competency is correct.