Clinical Governance and Quality Care
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn, Wantirna
Overview
This unit builds on the requirements of the registered nurse to understand patient safety, risk management and health informatics. Extension of knowledge and skills to improve patient safety will assist in preparing the student to practice safely across a range of healthcare contexts. This unit explores the concept of harm in health and the developing complexities of healthcare contexts.
Requisites
Prerequisites
NUR30004
Clinical Governance and Quality CareRules
Pre-requisite
100 Credit Point in BA-NUR - Bachelor of Nursing
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Identify, describe and evaluate the principles and methods of patient safety within the complexity of varying healthcare contexts
- Identify and evaluate the principles of clinical risk, near misses, errors, risk assessment and incident monitoring
- Analyse and apply risk-management principles to identify, assess and report potential risk in the healthcare context
- Describe the components of governance within healthcare contexts in relation to patient safety
- Describe the principles of quality improvement
- Critically analyse current technologies and patient reporting for assisting with health
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 1.50 | 8 weeks | 12 |
On-campus Class | 2.00 | 8 weeks | 16 |
Specified Activities Various | 3.00 | 8 weeks | 24 |
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 8.17 | 12 weeks | 98 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Assignment | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3 |
Oral Presentation | Group | 40% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
Test | Individual | 20% | 1,2,4 |
Assignment | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3 |
Online Quizzes | Individual | 20% | 1,2,4 |
Presentation and Report | Individual/Group | 40% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
Content
- Patient Safety
- Clinical Risk
- Clinical Governance
- Health informatics, health and emerging technologies
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.