Leadership and Clinical Governance (9059.2)
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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
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