NUR2223 Safety in healthcare contexts

This unit focuses on the essential requirements of the registered nurse to understand patient safety. Building foundational knowledge and skills to improve patient safety will assist in preparing the student to practice safely across a range of healthcare contexts.

It is now well acknowledged that healthcare can cause harm. This unit introduces this concept and the developing complexities of healthcare contexts.

As one of the most at risk populations in the Australian healthcare system, students will examine the particular needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This unit is divided into three modules.

Module 1 will introduce the concepts of patient safety and clinical risk.
Module 2 will introduce the student to frequently used quality improvement methodologies and some of the tools utilised in healthcare settings.
Module 3 will reintroduce the professional standards of nursing. Building on skills and knowledge from first year, this module examines the key concepts of scope of practice, professional accountability and delegation.

The ongoing use of the clinical reasoning cycle will encourage critical thinking among students and build an understanding of what it is to think like a nurse, in order to develop skills in patient safety.