NS5780 - Applied Nursing Leadership and Management in Developing Countries

Credit points:	03
Year:	2014
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition (pre 2015)

This subject develops specific theoretical and practical leadership and management skills required by healthcare industry staff in developing countries. The knowledge gained will include information about: workforce management; resource management; migration of staff out (brain drain) to developing countries.

Learning Outcomes

• synthesise the underlying principles and concepts of leadership and management practices in relation to establishing results-focused organisational culture;
• apply critical thinking in order to critique and apply a template for a business case to be used to ask management to consider a workplace change;
• analyse the core professional leadership and management obligations that are essential for the management of organisational resources, including workforce resources;
• demonstrate the ability to explain the concept of diversity and its influence on health service delivery;
• demonstrate an awareness of how corporate management systems support health service organisations to provide quality safe care and services.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2014
Coord/Lect:	Dr Caryn West.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	assignments (50%); presentation (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.