Quality, Safety and Leadership in Healthcare (11854.1)

Active clinical governance participation is expected of all clinical and non-clinical staff in health services. Concepts associated with clinical governance are analysed and evaluated as critical for safe, culturally respectful, and effective care. The unit focuses on individual as well as organisational responsibility in relation to quality improvement mechanisms, meeting healthcare standards, leadership capacity and capability for the provision of safe care, including the recognition and transparent decision making in relation to clinical risk.
This unit provides students with the opportunity to examine the issues involved in a workplace typified by change, complexity, and ambiguity. Students undertaking this unit are transitioning to the role of Registered Nurse and will explore contemporary models of clinical leadership and the clinical management skills required to enable effective teamwork and promote safe clinical practice.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Examine the opportunities for nurses to create safe environments for care using clinical governance principles;
2. Critically analyse the relationships between clinical governance, clinical management, and health outcomes;
3. Formulate a quality improvement plan to address areas of identified clinical risk;
4. Evaluate clinical leadership in nursing as a concept critical to patient safety, interprofessional teamwork, and transition to registered nurse;
5. Explore clinical management capabilities that enable nurses to navigate workplace change and complexity; and
6. Reflect on working as a professional within a team culture to promote a healthy work environment; including accountability, reliability, collegiality and maintaining capability for practice .

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession

Prerequisites

Students must have passed 36 credit points.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

10193 Clinical Governance

Assumed knowledge

None.