Faculty members from the nursing program at Chattanooga State Community College were awarded a grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to participate in an education consortium that will lay the foundation for inclusion of new evidence-based practices in student learning outcomes.

The special training program that associate professor Kathy Rose and assistant professor Charlotte Webbis will participate in is designed to equip them with the latest information and strategies for advancing quality and safety content in nursing curriculum, according to a news release.

"Nursing faculty members who complete this training will join an elite group of nurse educators across the nation," said Jim Catanzaro, president of Chattanooga State. "They will be raising the bar for nursing students to provide high quality and safe patient care in a health care environment that demands best practices for patient safety."

The training program is presented by Quality and Safety Education for Nurses, a nursing organization that is a leader in the nursing profession and health care reform, according to the release.

For more information about the college's nursing program, call 423-493-8740 or visit www.chattanoogastate.edu.