NS5710 - Nursing Management Across the Health Sector
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
This subject explores foundational concepts applicable to nursing/midwifery management in diverse health care settings and geographic locations, spanning the remote to urban continuum. Contextualised application of relevant strategies within the student's own workplace will be a major focus of the subject, with an aim to extending and enhancing the knowledge and skills of both current and future managers. Key topics include multiple aspects of workforce management; change management; quality enhancement; strategic and operational planning; decision-making based on interpretation of data obtained from multiple sources; and practical approaches to promote professional resilience while functioning effectively in the role of a nursing/midwifery manager.
Learning Outcomes
- apply advanced communication strategies for potentially challenging conversations and relationships relevant to the midwifery/nursing managers role;
- appraise and interpret relevant sources of data to inform strategic and operational decision-making;
- incorporate principles of quality enhancement, change management and human and material resource management to develop recommendations for sustainable improvements in service delivery within their own work unit;
- reflect upon and articulate strategies for enhanced effectiveness, resilience and fulfilment in the role of a midwifery/nursing manager.
Availabilities | |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 27-Aug-2015 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Kristin Wicking. |
| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | presentations (10%); essays (30%); assignments (40%); reflection (20%). |
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.