Leadership and Clinical Governance (9059.2)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Discipline Of Nursing | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Critically analyse implications of change, complexity, ambiguity on health and work practices;
2. Critically discuss nursing practice using leadership and clinical governance concepts; and
3. Critically discuss selected healthcare models, practices and healthcare outcomes using the tenets of clinical governance and leadership.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. 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 - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Skills development
Prerequisites
9051 Nursing Inquiry.Corequisites
Enrolment in Bachelor of Nursing.Incompatible units
Restrictions: This unit is not open to students who have passed 7437 Clinical GovernanceEquivalent units
7437 Clinical GovernanceAssumed knowledge
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Required texts
Recommended textbooks for this subject:
Day, G., Leggat, S. (Ed.) (2015). Leading and Managing in Health Services: an Australasian Perspective. Port Melbourne, Australia Cambridge University Press.
Fedoruk, M, Hofmeyer, A. (Eds). (2014). Becoming a Nurse; an Evidence-Based Approach. 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press., South Melbourne.
Stanley, D. 2011. Clinical Leadership – Innovation in Action. South Yarra, Palgrave MacMillan.
Willis, E. 2016. Understanding the Australian Health Care System, Chatswood, Elsevier.
Recommended Online sites
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/assessment-to-the-nsqhs-standards/nsqhs-standards-second-edition/
- The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards: http://www.achs.org.au/
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: http://www.aihw.gov.au/safety-and-quality-of-health-care/
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council, https://www.anmac.org.au/
- Centre for Clinical Governance Research in Health. https://med.unsw.edu.au/tags/centre-clinical-governance-research
- Clinical Excellence Commission, www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au
- Victorian Clinical Governance Policy Framework: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/clinrisk/publications/clinical_gov_policy.htm
- Health Direct Clinical Governance: http://www.healthdirect.gov.au/clinical-governance
- Myers Briggs personality test: http://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
- http://www.canberra.edu.au/library/research-gateway/databases/web of Science
Submission of assessment items
Extensions - Nursing 2018
Students can apply for an extension to the submission due date for an assessment item through extenuating, evidenced circumstances (specific details are found in the Assessment Procedures).
Extensions must be applied for before the due date. Documentary evidence (e.g. medical certificate) will be expected for an extension to be granted, however this will not guarantee that the application will be successful. The Unit Convener or relevant Program Director will decide whether to grant an extension and the length of the extension.
An Assignment Extension Form is available from the Student Forms page.
Students must submit the request for extenuating circumstances to the Unit Convener at the earliest possible opportunity, no later than 5 working days before the scheduled due date of the assessment.
Late submission of assignments without an approved extension will result in a penalty of 5% reduced marks from the total available per calendar day late. An assessment submitted over 7 days late without an extension will not be accepted.
Moderation Information for Students
All units undergo internal moderation procedures to review assessments, content, learning outcomes and structure. Marking standardisation techniques are used to ensure that different markers within the unit can achieve maximum agreement across grade bands using samples of randomly selected student work.
- All assessment activities which result in grades of High Distinction (85% or more), will be marked by two different assessors.
- All assessment activities which result in a Fail grade of (40-49%) will be marked by two different assessors.
- All assessment activities which result in grades less than 40% will be marked by one assessor.
- Any failed piece of assessment that leads to an overall fail grade for the unit will be marked by a second assessor.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
It is expected that students actively participate in this unit by listening to lectures, involvement in tutorials and attempt all assessment items.
Required IT skills
Considerate and constructive use of Canvas
Proficiency in data base searching and use of the extensive resources including use of social media forums, television broadcasts, international news and current affairs in health.
Proficiency in general computer skills - effective writing, polite and informative emails
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
