Contextualising Interprofessional Learning in Practice PG (12111.1)

This unit builds on communication and teamwork skills built in foundational communication and practical units. Module 1 focuses on effective communication within interprofessional teams. Module 2 explores interprofessional roles in practice through interprofessional student simulation-based activities. Module 3 explores leadership in healthcare and focusses on fostering leadership skills for all nurses, recognising that the students of today are the leaders of tomorrow.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Collaborate and communicate effectively with members of the healthcare team in ways that respect culture and diversity and facilitate shared decision-making;
2. Comprehensively understand consumers as partners and articulates the stakeholders in health care contexts: clients, significant others, and health professionals;
3. Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge and analyze of interdisciplinary roles and engages in effective teamwork;
4. Demonstrate exemplary communication skills; verbal, non-verbal and written and behaves ethically in all facets of intra-professional, and inter-professional practice; and
5. Critically analyse leadership theories and concepts and reflect on their own leadership performance both as individual practitioner and a member of multi-disciplinary teams.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
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 - 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 - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware

Prerequisites

11665 Professional and Therapeutic Communication PG

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.