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.
| Paper title | Nursing - Leadership and Management 2 |
|---|---|
| Paper code | NURS424 |
| Subject | Nursing |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $2,903.00 |
| 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
- More information link
- View more information on the Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies' website
- Teaching staff
- 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.
- 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
- Identify types of organisational change.
- Identify positive characteristics and challenges in the change process.
- Demonstrate understanding of the broader issues of change in health policy and delivery locally, nationally and internationally.
- Identify a specific need in their current work environment and formulate a strategic plan to facilitate change.
- Lead and Manage People
- Demonstrate understanding of New Zealand legislation and policies impacting on the human resource management of nursing communities.
- Apply contemporary human resource management theories as integrated into the discipline of nursing to promote safe and rewarding workplaces.
- Apply project management principles to non-routine activities to accomplish specific nursing-driven goals and initiatives.
- Promote Quality in Health Care Environments
- Demonstrate understanding of the philosophy and history behind the quality industry.
- Identify key issues of quality management and organisational performance in health care organisations to include processes for measuring and evaluating health.
- Identify relevant service standards and key aims of a quality-management system in current workplace.
- Compare and contrast with contemporary quality theory.
- Facilitate Change in Health Care Environments
