NUR5212 Nurse leadership in disaster
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUR5212 Nurse leadership in disaster is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Peninsula
- Workload
- 156 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUR5212
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After NUR5212
No unit lists NUR5212 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in a Postgraduate degree
Overview
With reference to the National Framework for Disaster Health Education in Australia, the International Council of Nurses Framework of Disaster Nursing Competencies and industry consultation, key operational issues for nurses from community and major health services, networks and ministries are identified for leadership development .In this unit students will study nurse leadership responses to local disasters and major incidents. This unit introduces nurses to disaster health and the role of nurse leaders in the multidisciplinary workforce during a major incident.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Peninsula | Block on |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyse critically complex problems associated with hospital and nurse leadership responses to local disasters and major incidents.
- 2
Prepare a hypothetical nursing leadership ‘in the moment’ decision and response to serve a major hospital in response to a local disaster or major incident
- 3
Critically review nursing leadership skills in terms of decision making, coordination, liaison in planning for a local disaster or a major incident.
- 4
Research and review government policies and advice that provide guidance to hospitals and nursing leaders regarding generating responses to local disasters or major incidents.
- 5
Communicate a hypothetical nursing leadership response to a local disaster or major incident to specialist and non-specialist audiences
- 6
Create a business continuity plan for nursing services for application in the event of a local disaster or a major incident.
Workload and teaching
Flexible/Multimodal
On-campus seminars: 4 seminars - 3 hours each.
Four modules, one per seminar, Nursing leadership, Strategy, Expert/specialist knowledge, Research and innovation
Online activities – weekly.
Self-directed learning which includes completing online activities as indicated in Module books and on Moodle 12 hours/week
Total: 156 hours
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Nyree Parker
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Nyree Parker
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUR5212?
NUR5212 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is NUR5212 offered?
In 2020, NUR5212 runs in Semester 2 at Peninsula.
How much work is NUR5212?
The handbook expects about 156 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.