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    Overview

    The application of theoretical knowledge, using cases to examine quality in the health care environment, strategic management for the nurse leader and the process of nursing leadership.

    This paper focuses on theoretical knowledge, policy direction and performance in health care organisations, measuring health outcomes, innovations in practice and nursing workforce development. An emphasis is placed on the application of theoretical knowledge, using cases to examine quality in the health care environment, managing change for the nurse leader and the process of nursing leadership.

    About this paper

    Paper title Nursing - Leadership and Management 2
    Subject Nursing
    EFTS 0.25
    Points 30 points
    Teaching period Semester 2 (Distance learning)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $2,984.25
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    NURS 423 or NURX 423
    Restriction
    NURX 424
    Limited to
    MHealSc, PGCertHealSc, PGDipHealSc
    Eligibility

    The applicant will:

    • Have registration as a nurse from a three-year programme or course, congruent with the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance (HPCA) Act 2003.
    • Hold a current Practising Certificate.
    Contact
    nursingstudies.uoc@otago.ac.nz
    Teaching staff

    Convenor: Dr Chris Hendry.

    Paper Structure

    Three key themes are explored:

    • Facilitating Change in Health Care Environments covers change theory and processes as applied in the health context
    • Leading and Managing People includes effective inter-professional communication and optimal human resourcing in health care organisations
    • Promoting Quality in Health Care Environments focuses on performance and improvement in health care delivery and evaluation of health outcomes
    Teaching Arrangements

    This Distance Learning paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.

    Two 2-day study blocks and 2 online study days.

    View Timetable information.

    Textbooks

    Required: Marshall, E. & Broome, M. (2017). Transformational leadership in nursing. New York: Springer Publishing. (Available as E-Book).

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
    Learning Outcomes

    In relation to course themes, the nurse leader who successfully completes the paper will be in a position to:

    • Facilitate Change in Health Care Environments
      1. Identify types of organisational change.
      2. Identify positive characteristics and challenges in the change process.
      3. Demonstrate understanding of the broader issues of change in health policy and delivery locally, nationally and internationally.
      4. Identify a specific need in their current work environment and formulate a strategic plan to facilitate change.
    • Lead and Manage People
      1. Demonstrate understanding of New Zealand legislation and policies impacting on the human resource management of nursing communities.
      2. Apply contemporary human resource management theories as integrated into the discipline of nursing to promote safe and rewarding workplaces.
      3. Apply project management principles to non-routine activities to accomplish specific nursing-driven goals and initiatives.
    • Promote Quality in Health Care Environments
      1. Demonstrate understanding of the philosophy and history behind the quality industry.
      2. Identify key issues of quality management and organisational performance in health care organisations to include processes for measuring and evaluating health.
      3. Identify relevant service standards and key aims of a quality-management system in current workplace.
      4. Compare and contrast with contemporary quality theory.

    Timetable

    Semester 2

    Location
    Christchurch
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught through Distance Learning
    Learning management system
    Moodle
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