title: Learning from business: incorporating the Toyota Production System into nursing curricula.
abstract: The faculty at Drexel University decided to investigate a new model to transform nursing education, aiming to produce a new skill set that would serve to improve the transition of nursing graduates from academic settings to practice, to better serve the needs of patients and reduce medical error. Faculty looked to the Toyota Production System (TPS), which has established credibility in industry and health care settings. TPS has demonstrated increased efficiency and effectiveness, reduced cost, and enhanced achievement of stated goals. Drexel University is the first academic institution to incorporate the principles of the TPS into nursing education.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA. jmf64@drexel.edu
authors.forename: Joanne Farley
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Serembus
authors.forename: Faye
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meloy
authors.forename: Bobbie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Posmontier
mesh_terms: D001336:Automobiles; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007564:Japan; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015143:Philadelphia; D012579:Schools, Nursing