UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

NUR5326 Leading improvement and innovation in the quality and safety of health care

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

NUR5326 Leading improvement and innovation in the quality and safety of health care is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2023
Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before NUR5326

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After NUR5326

No unit lists NUR5326 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Corequisite: Must be enrolled in a Postgraduate degree

Overview

This unit enables students to understand and apply contemporary approaches, tools and techniques to improving the quality and safety of health care and services. The historical and contemporary context, purpose of, and approaches to improvement and innovation in health care are explored.

Working within the framework of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (Version 2), students will utilise contemporary technologies and approaches used to identify clinical performance gaps, and develop person-centred outcomes for improvement and innovation.

Offerings in 2023

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterClaytonFlexible

Assessment

  • Review of evidence report (2,000 words)
    35%
  • Multimedia presentation of project development
    25%
  • Improvement project proposal (2,750 words)Threshold hurdle
    40%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Critique the historical and contemporary context for improving the quality and safety of health care in Australia and internationally.

  2. 2

    Describe the role of clinical governance in the prevention and minimisation of clinical risks and adverse outcomes in health professional practice.

  3. 3

    Identify evidence relating to the presence, risks and approaches to addressing specific care quality and safety issues in health professional practice.

  4. 4

    Critique approaches and techniques for improving specific care quality and safety issues in contemporary health professional practice.

  5. 5

    Apply contemporary approaches and techniques in developing plans and interventions for improving the quality and safety of health care.

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials21.5 hours

12 hours per week of teacher facilitated and self directed study, including tutorials and online activities.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Jacqui Allen
Chief Examiners
Dr Jacqui Allen

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for NUR5326?

NUR5326 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is NUR5326 offered?

In 2023, NUR5326 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.

Does NUR5326 have an exam?

No. NUR5326 has 3 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