James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2002

NS5710:03

Nursing Management Across the Health Sector

Townsville

HECS Band 1

40 hours flexible delivery. Semester 2.

Available to students enrolled in postgraduate courses in the School of Nursing Sciences.

Nursing management and leadership across the health sector, resource management, negotiation and conflict resolution, managing in a changing environment, planning for change.

Learning Objectives:

  1. understand the principles of management in the areas of personnel and resource management;
  2. demonstrate problem-solving in the management arena;
  3. identify changes necessary in the student’s workplace for effective management of staff and resources.

On-course assessment (100%).