NUR5327 Management and leadership of professional nursing practice
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUR5327 Management and leadership of professional nursing practice is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUR5327
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After NUR5327
No unit lists NUR5327 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in a Postgraduate degree
Overview
This unit examines the concepts of management and leadership as applied to the conduct of professional nursing practice. The content is delivered in four modules. The first module examines key professional and organisational structures that govern the scope and practice of nursing work in particular nursing contexts. The uses and roles of policy (development, utilisation and compliance) in assisting governance will be studied. In the second module, contemporary methods for the organisation of work in nursing environments will be examined including human resources management. These also will be considered in relation to industry and technology reforms; political, business and social agendas; and developmental strategies. The third module examines principles and models for strategic planning and operational interventions for the management and development of nursing services and work. The fourth module examines the role of interdisciplinary engagement and activities in relation to nursing leadership and management strategies.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Examine leadership and management responsibilities and outcomes associated with the organisation of professional nursing practice;
- 2
Critique contemporary methods of organising professional nursing work in a range of practice contexts;
- 3
Apply principles of human resource management to a nursing / midwifery practice setting to achieve the required skill mix;
- 4
Describe professional and workplace governance structures that have been proven to be successful in particular nursing / midwifery workplace contexts;
- 5
Identify drivers for change (e.g. industry and technology reforms; political, business and social agendas) and proactively lead nursing responses to changing and dynamic environments;
- 6
Critique commonly used strategies for strategic planning and operational implementation in particular nursing / midwifery workplace contexts;
- 7
Recommend techniques related to enhancing interdisciplinary engagement that can be used in nursing / midwifery leadership and management situations;
- 8
Develop a 'fit for purpose' policy to address an identified problem in nursing / midwifery practice requiring use of leadership and management strategies;
- 9
Evaluate the implementation of a specific management and leadership strategy in the conduct of nursing work.
Workload and teaching
Flexible: 4 hours per week lectures, tutorials and workshops; 20 hours per week self-directed learning (directed and self-directed reading).
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Cheryle Moss
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Cheryle Moss
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUR5327?
NUR5327 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is NUR5327 offered?
In 2020, NUR5327 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.