UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

NUR5212 Health professional leadership during disasters

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

NUR5212 Health professional leadership during disasters is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2026 in Semester 2 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2026
Semester 2
Peninsula
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks

This is the 2026 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 2026 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Must be enrolled in a Postgraduate degree

Overview

This unit introduces you to disaster health management and the role of leadership within the multidisciplinary healthcare workforce during a disaster incident. In this unit you will examine effective health professional leadership decision–making, and review government policies and guidelines including risk assessment and business continuity planning. You will also explore disaster preparedness in multiple healthcare settings, and gain an understanding of the importance of educating future health professionals in disaster preparedness.

Offerings in 2026

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterPeninsulaFlexible

Assessment

  • Report (2,000 words equivalency)Written
    40%
  • Case study (2,500 words)Written
    60%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Select effective health professional leadership decision-making and risk-averse skills under the uncertainty of a low probability but high consequence disaster event.

  2. 2

    Analyse how health professional leaders communicate during the challenges of crisis management and evaluate the effectiveness of the communication

  3. 3

    Understand and apply government policies and guidelines that healthcare settings are required to use in their management for disaster events

  4. 4

    Prioritise the requirements for Business Continuity planning in the context of disaster risk reduction

  5. 5

    Discuss disaster preparedness of healthcare settings related to natural disasters climate change impacts

  6. 6

    Promote educating future health professionals in disaster preparedness

  7. 7

    Identify the concepts of the safe hospital index and apply these to any healthcare setting in a disaster event

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials12 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning
12 hours per week of teacher facilitated and self-directed learning including tutorials and online activities. Please refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements.

For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

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 2026, NUR5212 runs in Semester 2 at Peninsula.

Does NUR5212 have an exam?

No. NUR5212 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Available